In the last couple of decades, there has been a lot of progress in the synthesis methods of
nano-structural materials, but still the field has a large number of puzzles to solve. Metal …

This paper reviews recent results in the simulation of the mechanical response of metallic
microstructures at the atomic level. The role of the grain boundary network in deformation …

We report the synthesis, mechanical properties, and deformation mechanisms of
polycrystalline, platinum nanocylinders of grain size d= 12 nm. The number of grains across …

Ordered cellular solids have higher compressive yield strength and stiffness compared to
stochastic foams. The mechanical properties of cellular solids depend on their relative …

As a potential building block for the next generation of devices/multifunctional materials that
are spreading in almost every technology sector, one-dimensional (1D) carbon …

Ordered cellular solids like the octet-truss and kagome lattices have been reported to have
robust mechanical properties, for example a combination of high strength and fracture …

Molecular dynamics simulations are applied to study the effects of orientation and the
presence of structural defects on the compression/tension (C/T) asymmetry of copper single …

Mimicking the resilience offered by hard biomaterials, such as mollusk shells and beaks, has
been among the most sought-after engineering pursuits. Technological advances in …

Severe plastic deformation of metals is known to lead to superior properties that cannot be
achieved by any traditional metallurgic process. Origin of the superior properties is …

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