Abstract: This article provides a materials selection methodology applicable to lightweight actively cooled panels, particularly suitable for the most demanding aerospace applications. The key ingredient is ...

Abstract: Mechanical forces play a vital role in the activities of cells and their interaction with biological and nonbiological material. Various experiments have successfully measured forces exerted by ...

Abstract: During reentry from space, a layer of high temperature air (>3000K) is formed extending tens of centimeters from the surface of the vehicle, well out into the high speed flow regime. ...

Abstract: Cells communicate with their external environment via focal adhesions and generate activation signals that in turn trigger the activity of the intracellular contractile machinery. These signals ...

Abstract: Numerical simulations that incorporate a biochemomechanical model for the contractility of the cytoskeleton have been used to rationalize the following observations. Uniaxial cyclic stretching of ...

Abstract: Hypersonic flight with hydrocarbon-fueled airbreathing propulsion requires sharp leading edges. This generates high temperatures at the leading edge surface, which cannot be sustained by most ...

Abstract: Metallic sandwich panels subject to underwater blast respond in a manner dependent on the relative time scales for core crushing and water cavitation. This article examines the response at ...