Failure in most material systems is characterized by strain localization, where deformation concentrates within a narrow region. Recently, a class of truss-based metamaterials has been shown to ...

Spring manufacturers have given attention to ensure the quality of springs by testing them under different ranges of compression and tension forces. These tests help a manufacturer to determine the ...

Amorphous silicon shows abnormal tension–compression asymmetry, with much higher tensile yield strength than compressive yield. This discovery advances our understanding of plasticity in this and ...

A vast number of items in our modern world include a spring of some shape or size to ensure that the technology performs the desired function. Whether it’s the lock in a door, click in your computer ...