3D-Printed Piezoelectric Metamaterials
Researchers have developed a framework for designing and 3D-printing piezoelectric truss metamaterials with customizable anisotropic responses.
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Industrial Engineering
Digital Platforms: Catalysts for Sustainability Transitions in Construction
New research from TU Delft demonstrates how a Dutch digital platform for modular timber construction applies the DART co-creation framework to overcome the sector’s unique challenges of fragmentation, inefficiency and resistance to change, fostering stakeholder collaboration, transparency and scalable low-carbon practices. The construction industry accounts for approximately 40% of global energy use, around 30% of
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Elasto-Optic Transduction in Polymer-Cladded Silicon Microrings for 2D Force Mapping
Explore the potential of silicon photonic microring arrays coated with PDMS to detect localized forces through elasto-optic shifts, offering real-time mapping at micrometer resolution on flat surfaces, ideal for unbiased cellular studies and advancing mechanobiology, soft-matter metrology, and tactile interfaces in a scalable, biocompatible format. Addressing Microscale Force Measurement in Soft and Biological Matter Measuring
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Unlocking 3D Printed Concrete
Dive into the Mechanics: How Printing Shapes Concrete’s Strength and Reliability in a Groundbreaking Interlaboratory Effort Spanning 30 Labs Worldwide Why Mechanical Properties in 3DCP Are Critical 3D concrete printing facilitates efficient, sustainable construction, but variable mechanical properties challenge structural reliability. As applications expand internationally, this variability hinders code compliance and broader implementation, affecting engineers,
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