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Nacre-inspired Hard and Tough Materials

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Computational Homogenization for Inverse Design of Surface-based Inflatables

Customized modular multi-material mouthguard and method of making the same

Modeling friction and wear using an adaptive discrete-continuum coupling

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Morphological and Material Programability of a Hall-Effect Based Soft Tactile Sensors

Label-Free Techniques for Probing Biomolecular Condensates

Influence of model uncertainty and long term deformations in action effects calculation in reinforced concrete structures

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Imaging Radial Distribution Functions of Complex Particles by Relayed Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

Experimental testing and structural analysis of composite tile – reinforced concrete domes

A universal route to efficient non-linear response via Thomson scattering in linear solids

Controlling the Microstructure and Composition of 3D Printed Soft Load-Bearing Hydrogels

Investigation of Biomass Hydrothermal Conversion Products by HRMS

Atomic-scale Characterization of Strain and Gate effects on Two-dimensional Materials by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Modeling the mechanics and rheology of porous and granular media: an elastoplastic continuum approach

Experiments and proposed model for residual stresses in hot-rolled wide flange shapes

Tailoring Organic/Inorganic Interface Trap States of Metal Oxide/Polyimide toward Improved Vacuum Surface Insulation

van der Waals Materials for Overcoming Fundamental Limitations in Photonic Integrated Circuitry

Digital manufacturing of personalised footwear with embedded sensors