Squeaking at soft–rigid frictional interfaces
Branch, J. Why are basketball games so squeaky? Consider the spiny lobster. The New York Times (17 March…
On-chip phased interdigital metamaterials enable versatile manipulation of surface acoustic waves, microfluids, and micro/nano-objects
On-chip phased interdigital metamaterials (PIMs) for manipulating surface acoustic waves (SAWs), fluids, and micro/nano-objects The PIM is inspired…
Google’s DeepMind Cracks a Century-Old Physics Mystery With AI
For over a century, mathematicians and physicists have wrestled with the chaotic nature of fluid movement — how…
Magnetostrictive mechanical frequency combs | Nature Communications
Picqué, N. & Hänsch, T. W. Frequency comb spectroscopy. Nat. Photon. 13, 146–157 (2019). Article Google Scholar Fortier,…
Experimental realization of temporal refraction and reflection in elastic beams
A time-varying metabeam supporting temporal interfaces The time-varying metamaterial under analysis consists of a long, thin beam where…
An enhanced instantaneous detonation model for underwater explosions involving condensed explosives
Underwater explosion (UNDEX) has found applications in diverse research fields, including underwater mineral mining, waterway and port excavation,…
Kirigami-inspired parachutes with programmable reconfiguration
Zhai, Z., Wu, L. & Jiang, H. Mechanical metamaterials based on origami and kirigami. Appl. Phys. Rev. 8,…
Towards terahertz nanomechanics | Nature Communications
Pawar, A. Y., Sonawane, D. D., Erande, K. B. & Derle, D. V. Terahertz technology and its applications.…
Magneto-hydrodynamic behavior of magnetic nanofluids in mini-channel heat sinks for electronics cooling
Thermal management has become a crucial issue in system design and reliability in the age of highly efficient…
Regrafting submillimeter-scale ferromagnetic soft continuums
Working principles of ETACs ETACs, submillimeter/millimeter-scale FSCs (e.g., side lengths of 0.6 and 1 mm in this work), can…