Season 3, January-April, 2021

DYNAMICS OF PHASE SEPARATION WITH NONLINEAR ELASTIC EFFECTS

Fracture of polymer networks with diverse topological defects

Unusual mechanical deformation of nematic elastomers

Stretchable Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensor

Light-fueled Liquid Crystal Gels for Bioinspired Underwater Soft Robots

Programming impulsive deformation with mechanical metamaterials

Escher-inspired tissues: growth and fusion in epithelial monolayers

3D full field strain mapping in bone-implant and bone-tooth constructs

Strategies to prevent infection of percutaneous devices

Photo-thermal catalysis: Fundamentals and Applications

Mechanical stability of LiNixMnyCozO2 (NMC) cathode investigated by an integrated experimental-modeling approach

Correlating structural effects of ceramic solid electrolytes with cycling stability of Li metal for Solid-State batteries

Multiaxial Behavior of Phase Transforming Cellular Materials

Origami-based Morphing Structures and Metamaterials

Shear thickening in dense suspension: a master-curve and "roll" of friction

Molecular dynamics simulation study of the shock response of polyurea

Diffusive Molecular Dynamics and Its Application to Hydrogen Diffusion in Palladium Nanoparticles

Fluid-driven transport of spherical sediment particles: from discrete simulations to continuum modeling

Characterizing and modeling strain localization of disordered granular rafts with tunable ductility during tensile deformation

Effect of confinement on capillary phase transition in (dis)ordered porous media

Additive Manufacturing and Mechanics of Photosynthesis-assisted polymer remodeling

Compact Bio-Inspired Nanoscale Textures Reduce Contact Time of Bouncing Droplets

Measuring the adhesive performance of bio-inspired micropatterned surfaces

Materials design of dermal armors and hydration-induced actuation in plants

Spider-morphs: Designing 3D shapes from multiple tapered elasticæ

Computational nanotribology to study non-exhaust emissions

Can creases form in metals?

Non-linear Optics at Nanoscale: Size-Controlled Synthesis of Second Harmonic Active Lithium Niobate Nanocrystals Through Solution-Phase Methods and Ostwald Ripening Process

Physics-guided neural network framework for multiphysics modeling of battery

Data-driven learning of battery physics

Dimensionality expansion: Generating 3D electrode microstructures from a 2D slice

Electrochemical Methods for Harvesting Low-Grade Heat

Thermal and Optical Management of Windows with Transparent Insulation Materials