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Design and Analysis of Compression–Torsion Coupling Metamaterials Using the Golden Section Method

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A novel compression–torsion metamaterial is engineered using inclined rods and symmetry breaking. To optimize its torsional performance, the golden section method is employed. The mechanical response of the metamaterial is validated through both numerical analysis and experimental validation.
Amirhossein Hassani, Sara Bagherifard
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Twin Crystal Moiré Metasurfaces for Crossing Flat‐Band Transport

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces twin crystal moiré metasurfaces, breaking in‐plane symmetry to enable reconfigurable acoustic wave manipulation. By adjusting the twin angle and interlayer twist angle, various combinations of hyperbolic, flat bands, and elliptic states can be synthesized in the system.
Shida Fan, Chenglin Han, Kuan He, Chadi Ellouzi, Yunlong Wang, Li‐Qun Chen, Jie Sun, Zhaodong Xu, Chen Shen, Tianzhi Yang   +9 more
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A comprehensive review of acoustic metamaterials: Applications and challenges for lightweight noise control in large-scale transportation

Materials & Design
Aiming to address the vibration and noise reduction requirements of large-scale transportation, the latest research advancements in acoustic metamaterials are classified and reviewed based on practical engineering challenges in this paper.
Dan Yao, Jie Zhang, Jingyu Lei, Zixuan Zhao, Yumei Zhang, Yue Zhao, Jie Pang, Jiang Li   +7 more
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Tunable acoustic passive phased array based on double-opening resonant rings

AIP Advances, 2023
The special structural design of acoustic metamaterials further extends acoustic properties of the materials. We design a tunable acoustic passive phased array based on double-opening resonant rings, which modulates the acoustic waves only by the ...
Shulei Gong, Jinyu Zhao, Mengchun Yang, Yuan Liu, Haixiao Zhang, Yongchang Li   +5 more
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Nonlocal Metaspire: A Scalable Elastic Material Platform With Decoupled Mechanical Modes

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Nonlocal Metaspire introduces sequential rotation to realize wider scalability in implementing complex nonlocal couplings in elastic metamaterials while suppressing unintended mode coupling. Numerical results clarify the underlying wave motions, demonstrate mode‐decoupled roton and maxon formation, and support a straightforward extension to higher ...
Seung Han Kim, Myung Hwan Bae, Ye Jeong Shin, Joo Hwan Oh   +3 more
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Transducers Across Scales and Frequencies: A System‐Level Framework for Multiphysics Integration and Co‐Design

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Transducers convert physical signals into electrical and optical representations, yet each mechanism is bounded by intrinsic trade‐offs across bandwidth, sensitivity, speed, and energy. This review maps transduction mechanisms across physical scale and frequency, showing how heterogeneous integration and multiphysics co‐design transform isolated ...
Aolei Xu, Mengyao Xiao, Zhouli Sui, Yinpeng Wang, Daoye Zheng, Yuxin Liu, Luwei Wang, Huajun Liu, Chengkuo Lee   +8 more
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Acoustic transmission loss in Hilbert fractal metamaterials

Scientific Reports, 2023
Acoustic metamaterials are increasingly being considered as a viable technology for sound insulation. Fractal patterns constitute a potentially groundbreaking architecture for acoustic metamaterials.
Gianni Comandini, Morvan Ouisse, Valeska P. Ting, Fabrizio Scarpa   +3 more
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Two-Dimensional Composite Acoustic Metamaterials of Rectangular Unit Cell from Pentamode to Band Gap

Crystals, 2021
Pentamode metamaterials have been receiving an increasing amount of interest due to their water-like properties. In this paper, a two-dimensional composite pentamode metamaterial of rectangular unit cell is proposed. The unit cells can be classified into
Qi Li, Ke Wu, Mingquan Zhang
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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Multiscale Architecture and Mechanics of the Cell Nucleus: Implications for Disease, Bioengineering and Nanomedicine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Nuclear mechanical properties are inherently scale‐dependent, arising from a hierarchical architecture that spans DNA, chromatin, the nuclear envelope, and condensates. Experimental techniques and theoretical models are integrated into a cohesive multiscale framework linking nanoscale structural features to organelle‐level mechanical behavior.
Xinran Liu, Xin Chen, Qingyang Zhao, Weikang Tan, Lingrui Zhu, Kin Liao, Vincent Chan, Nicolae Goga, Winfred O. Larkotey, Yang Li, Yinghui Shi, Wenya Shu, Lin Wang, Weiqing Wang, Tian Jian Lu, Yulong Han   +15 more
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