Material engineers and scientists have long wanted to understand the atomic structures of amorphous solids such as glass, rubber and plastics more fully. Unlike the structures of crystalline materials ...

Research in mechanics of solids mainly includes fundamental theory (elasticity, plasticity, variational principles, fatigue and fracture of materials and structures,and inelastic constitutive ...

Using the second-nearest neighboring atoms to predict metallic glass stability can help researchers more accurately model the disordered solid with strong, elastic properties, according to a recent ...

A comprehensive review of laser additive manufacturing (LAM) of metallic lattice structures demonstrates how advanced design strategies, processing control, and material innovations significantly ...

Artist’s rendering of an atomically thin coating of silver and some silver atoms below the surface protecting the crystalline structure of a solid electrolyte for lithium metal batteries in ...

Many solid materials "remember" their past. A piece of metal may respond differently after being stretched, heated, or cooled, and memory materials rely precisely on this kind of history-dependent ...