Abstract: The Kresling truss structure, derived from Kresling origami, has been widely studied for its bi-stability and various other properties that are useful for diverse engineering applications. The stable states of Kresling ...

Abstract: Fragmentation mechanisms of peptide assemblies under shock deformation are studied using molecular dynamics simulations and are found to depend strongly on the relative magnitude of the shock front radius to the fibril ...

Abstract: It is crucial to investigate the dynamic mechanical behavior of materials at the nanoscale to create nanostructured protective systems that have superior ballistic impact resistance. Inspired from recent experimental ...

Abstract: The transverse ballistic impact on a two-dimensional (2D) membrane causes a truncated deformation cone to develop in the wake of tensile implosion waves. Here, the cone wave reflected from the finite boundaries of the ...

Abstract: Cyclic peptide nanotubes (CPNs) have unique chemical and mechanical features that squarely position them to tackle persistent challenges in sensor technologies, tissue scaffolds, templates for organic and hybrid electronics, ...

Abstract: A variety of geomaterials, such as cementitious or clay-based materials, has on the nano-scale a layered microstructure that can contain fluid in its nano-porous space. The creep of such nano-scale basic units is what ...

Abstract: Abstract. Bayesian optimization (BO) is a widely used framework for optimizing expensive black-box functions and has found applications across engineering, materials science, and machine learning. However, in many practical ...

Abstract: When certain fractal geometries are used in the design of fins or heat sinks, the surface area available for heat transfer can be increased while system mass can be simultaneously decreased. In order to assess the thermal ...