Silica aerogels are three-dimensional porous materials that were initially produced in 1931.
During the past nearly 90 years, silica aerogels have been applied extensively in many …

We examined the microstructures of porous platy-alumina scaffolds freeze-cast over a
considerable range of freezing velocities (1.4–2600 µm s− 1) and platelet size of 4 and 8 …

Porous mullite ceramics with high strength were successfully prepared by protein foaming
method with fly ash hollow spheres as raw materials. When sintering temperature was …

We investigate the irregular eutectic growth dynamics of the Al-Al 3 Ni alloy, in which one of
the solid phases (Al 3 Ni) grows faceted from the liquid. Leveraging in situ optical …

Solidification is the foundation upon which freeze casting is built, and this work seeks to
understand the solidification process in freeze casting, especially with respect to the growth …

Porous structures are ubiquitous in nature due to their advantageous mechanical and
transport properties. These structures have inspired various synthetic porous polymer …

Microstructure selection in two-phase peritectic alloys has been a long-standing topic of
fundamental importance. The bicontinuous microstructures arising from peritectic …

The mechanical response of laser welds in complex load states can be highly variable,
underlying the need for models that can accurately predict mechanical behavior to ensure …

Porous aluminum borate ceramics are ideal candidates for high-temperature thermal
insulation applications. In this work, lightweight, high strength and thermal insulating …

One of the key strategies to enhance the performance of composites is the implementation of
a lamellar structure, which has demonstrated remarkable success. In this study, an ultrathin …