Thermodynamics 2.0 Conference Presentation
Here is a Youtube video link to my recent lecture on the Unification of Newton's Laws and Thermodynamics' Laws at the Thermodynamics 2.0 Conference on June 22-24, 2020.
Post-doc at the University of Southampton in experimental solid mechanics
We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to work 18 months on a US Air Force sponsored project focused on developing new image-based tests to identify stiffness and strength of adhesives at high strain rates. Some preliminary results can be found here. The deadline for application is August 4th 2020. The advert is available here.
Novel porous materials by freeze casting
in recent years the technique of freeze casting has undergone tremendous development. New techniques and novel nanoscale building blocks have given rise to porous materials with extraordinary properties. As an example, by spinning freeze cast fibre with aligned pores fabrics with unprecedented levels of thermal insulation could be produced. This
Electrical contact resistance and its dependence on applied pressure
The relationships between surface roughness, contact pressure and contact resistance are studied in this work published three years ago.
It is imporant to distinguish between the different conduction mechanisms acting at contacts at different scales, in order to better understand how surface structure and surface chemistry can alter the behaviour of electrical contacts
USACM Virtual Seminar by Manuel Rausch, the University of Texas
The USACM is happy to announce a virtual seminar this week on Thursday, July 9th at 3pm Eastern. The title of the seminar is "Image- and Experiment-based Modeling of the Forgotten Right Side: Right Ventricle, Tricuspid Valve, and Venous Blood Clot". An abstract of the talk is available here:
https://unsacm.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/Rausch_2020.07.09_2pm.pdf
We have a number of seats available to anyone interested. We just ask attendees to register at this page:
Call for Abstracts: Symposium on Multifunctional Intelligent Materials and Systems in ASME IMECE 2020
Dear friends and colleagues,
We invite you to submit a presentation only abstract to Symposium on Multifunctional Intelligent Materials and Systems. This symposium is part of 2020 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 15-19, 2020 Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR.
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Design of robust superhydraphobic surfaces, Dehui Wang, Zuankai Wang, Robin H.A. Ras, Xu Deng, et al., Nature, 2020
Superhydrophobic surfaces have promising applications in various medical and engineering applications; however, these surfaces, either via physical and/or chemical methods, suffer from one major flaw- extremely vulnerable to mechanical damage, so lose superhydrophobicity easily in practice.
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Impact-resistant nacre-like transparent materials, Yin, Hannard, Barthelat, Science, 2019
Novelty/impact/significance:
Propose and fabricate nacre-inspired glass panels (50x50x3) that possess large-scale tablet sliding toughening mechanism, is 2-3 times more impact resistant than conventional laminated and tempered glass, and maintains transparency, high strength/stiffness.
The method (laser engraving and lamination) produces large size with high order and periodicity, and is inexpensive and scalable.