like rubber, auxetics do the opposite," explained Dr. Jiaming Ma, who authored the paper on this bio-inspired lattice structure (BLS) that appeared in Composite Structures in January. "Auxetics ...

"While most materials get thinner when stretched or fatter when squashed, like rubber, auxetics do the ... The bioinspired lattice structure could work as a steel building frame, for example ...

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When the current is switched off, the wire cools down and returns to its earlier crystal lattice structure and its original ... pulling on a rubber membrane that creates a vacuum if the gripper ...

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The material’s double-lattice structure mimics the intricate skeleton of this Pacific ... “While most materials get thinner when stretched or fatter when squashed, like rubber, auxetics do the ...

It is inspired by the skeletal structure of a deep-sea ... stretched or fatter when squashed, like rubber, auxetics do the opposite,” Ma said. However, unlike other natural auxetic materials, the ...

When the current is switched off, the wire cools down and returns to its earlier crystal lattice structure and its original length ... contract and the disk flips its position, pulling on a rubber ...