A micromechanical analysis of the fracture properties of saturated porous media
Liu, M., & Chen, C. (2015). A micromechanical analysis of the fracture properties of saturated porous media. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 63, 32-38.
Instability-driven vesicle growth in biological cells
Journal: PNAS, published ahead of print, March 9 2015, doi:10.1073/pnas.1418491112
Title: Endocytic proteins drive vesicle growth via instability in high membrane tension environment
Authors: Nikhil Walani, Jennifer Torres, and Ashutosh Agrawal
PhD Robust Optimization Viscoelastic Sandwiches
Visco-elastic structures are widely employed for vibration damping. Nowadays, optimal design of these structures has become commonplace. However, operating conditions introduce variability in their performances. Taking into account this variability in the optimization loop is necessary to obtain optimal robust solutions. Recently, within an exploratory project, supported by CNRS, the modal stability method (MSP) has been applied with success to quantify variability of damping and natural frequency of frequency dependent viscoelastic sandwich structures.
Ionic Cable
This paper demonstrates a new type of interconnects to fulfill the primary function of axons: transmitting electrical signals over long distances and at high speeds. The interconnect, which we call "ionic cable", uses ions to transmit signals, and is built entirely with soft, elastic materials-elastomers and gels. The ionic cable is highly transparent, and remains functioning after being stretched nearly eight times its original length. We describe the design, theory and experiment of the ionic cable.
PostDoctoral Position - Universities Paris 7 & Paris 13 , Paris, France
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A 15 months post Doctoral position is avalaible on mechanical and numerical modeling fields. This is a join project between Univ. Paris 7 & Paris 13.
The present postdoc subject is focussed on situations in which a wetting or dewetting front is interacting with a soft, more or less deformable material.
More details in the enclosed pdf description file.
PhD position in Mechanics of High Performance (bio)Materials
Our Group of High Performance Materials in Enviormental & Civil Engineering Department at Michigan State University has an openings for PhD positions to work on Multiscale Modeling of Soft Materials starting sSummer or Fall 2015.
In Situ Atomic-Scale Observation of Twinning Dominated Deformation in Nanoscale Body-Centred Cubic Tungsten
In situ atomic-scale observation of twinning-dominated deformation in nanoscale body-centred cubic tungsten
By Jiangwei Wang, Zhi Zeng, Christopher R. Weinberger, Ze Zhang, Ting Zhu & Scott X. Mao
Nature Materials (2015) doi:10.1038/nmat4228
http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat4228.html
Professor Christensen published Part III of the failure theory in JAM
Professor Richard Christensen (Stanford University) published Part III of his series of papers on the failure theory. This is a short, but interesting view-point paper. The paper is attached (JAM, April issue, 2015).
Postdoctoral position at SISSA-International School for Advanced Studies
A postdoctoral position is open at SISSA (http://www.sissa.it/) within the research group SISSA-mathLab (http://mathlab.sissa.it/). Prof. Antonio DeSimone (PI of the ERC Advanced Grant 340685-MicroMotility) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to carry out an experimental activity focused on the study of low Reynolds number micro-swimmers. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to collaborate with other scientists of the group. A suitable candidate should have a strong background as an experimentalist.