Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Volume 47, Issue 15, 4 August 2026.Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) filaments are fabricated through extrusion with in‐process UV curing, enabling controlled flow alignment and network locking of mesogens. The resulting structure responds to thermal or optical stimuli, inducing molecular reorientation and macroscopic contraction.
Anne Schwarz‐Pfeiffer, Shazia Mehtab
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Numerical experimental and theoretical investigation of reinforced concrete elements with rectangular spiral rebar for multi-behavior analysis. [PDF]
Sci RepShamsi M, Zakerinejad M.
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Magnetic Elastomers—Coupling Magnetic and Mechanical Interactions
ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Volume 106, Issue 8, August 2026.ABSTRACT Magnetic elastomers couple magnetic interactions between enclosed magnetic microscopic particles to their overall shape and mechanical response. A genuine understanding links the underlying micro‐ and macroscopic scales. We overview a recent proof‐of‐concept approach that shows how analytical considerations and statistical simulations can ...
Lukas Fischer +7 more
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Behavior of Defective Aluminum Panels Under Shear Forces Patched with Composite Plates-A New Engineering Approach. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Simanovskii Y, Abramovich H.
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Effect of Foam Faces and Butterfly Auxetic Core on Sandwich Nanoplate Vibration and Buckling
ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Volume 106, Issue 8, August 2026.ABSTRACT This research examines the thermomechanical vibration and buckling properties of a three‐layer sandwich nanoplate, which consists of foam face layers and a butterfly‐shaped auxetic core. The formulation is developed based on Hamilton's principle and higher‐order shear deformation theory (HSDT), utilizing an analytical Navier‐type solution to ...
Mustafa Eroğlu +2 more
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A Low-Cycle Fatigue Life Prediction Method for a Drive Shaft Considering the Effects of Loading and Strength Degradation. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Yang L +6 more
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A Matrix‐Free, Scalable, and Robust Implicit Material Point Method
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Volume 127, Issue 14, 30 July 2026.ABSTRACT An implicit material point method is presented using a new dynamic relaxation solver, allowing for a simple and efficient quasi‐static formulation that may be readily implemented in existing explicit‐dynamic codes. The use of dynamic relaxation and aggregation is shown to produce an extremely robust material point method scheme, with good ...
Sam J. V. Sutcliffe +5 more
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Element-Free Galerkin Method for Analyzing Size-Dependent Thermally Induced Free Vibration Characteristics of Functionally Graded Magneto-Electro-Elastic Doubly Curved Microscale Shells. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Wu CP, Liu MJ.
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Near‐Field Electrospinning Micro‐Printhead Achieves Precise Control of Nanofiber Deposition
Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 14, 22 July 2026.A micro‐printhead for near‐field electrospinning enables reproducible deposition of polymer nanofibers with diameters below 50 nm. Systematic parameter studies uncover the mechanisms linking operating conditions to fiber morphology, paving the way for precise and low‐cost nanoscale 3D manufacturing.
Han Xu, Dario Mager, Jan G. Korvink
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Numerical Investigation of Buckling Behavior of MWCNT-Reinforced Composite Plates. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Singh J +4 more
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