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A 3D phase field dislocation dynamics model for body-centered cubic crystals

Submitted by XiaoyaoPeng on

This is the preprint of an article that will appear in Computational Materials Science (doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109217)

A 3D phase field dislocation dynamics model for body-centered cubic crystals

Xiaoyao Peng (Carnegie Mellon University), Nithin Mathew (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Irene J. Beyerlein (University of California, Santa Barbara), Kaushik Dayal (Carnegie Mellon University), Abigail Hunter (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

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New method to fabricate 3D curvy electronics

Submitted by Zhengwei Li on

We report a manufacturing technology, called conformal additive stamp (CAS) printing and show that it can be used to reliably manufacture electronic devices with 3D shapes. Our CAS printing approach employs a pneumatically inflated elastomeric balloon as a conformal stamping medium to pick up pre-fabricated electronic devices and print them onto 3D surfaces to create devices with curvy shapes including electrically small antennas, hemispherical solar cells and smart contact lenses.

Symmetry-adapted real-space density functional theory for large nanotubes and bending deformations of thin sheets

Submitted by SwarnavaGhosh on

Dear Colleagues,

Here is our recently published article on Symmetry-adapted real-space density functional theory for large nanotubes and bending deformations of thin sheets

Title: Symmetry-adapted real-space density functional theory for cylindrical geometries: Application to large group-IV nanotubes

 Authors: Swarnava Ghosh, Amartya S. Banerjee, Phanish Suryanarayana*

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Applications of Algebraic Topology in Elasticity

Submitted by arash_yavari on

In this book chapter we discuss some applications of algebraic topology in elasticity. This includes the necessary and sufficient compatibility equations of nonlinear elasticity for non-simply-connected bodies when the ambient space is Euclidean. Algebraic topology is the natural tool to understand the topological obstructions to compatibility for both the deformation gradient F and the right Cauchy-Green strain C. We will investigate the relevance of homology, cohomology, and homotopy groups in elasticity.

Bending of Multilayer van der Waals Materials

Submitted by Zhaohe Dai on

Dear colleagues, I'd like to share our recent work on blister testing of multilayer 2D materials that gives a direct measurement of Young's modulus and bending rigidity of a multilayer (~10-70 layers). Materials involved include graphene, MoS2, and hBN.

You may access the pdf through Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 116101 or Researchgate

About Mechanics-Materials and Dentistry of dental implants

Submitted by D.Rittel on

Dental implants are increasingly being placed for edentulous patients worldwide. While the clinical aspects of the implants are extensively investigated, engineering considerations of the implant as a functional structure subjected to ill-defined boundary conditions are less considered. A recent trend is to consider all ceramic implants as an alternative to the classical titanium-based implants.