Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are devices with many practical applications, such as fast electronic switches, ultra-sensitive force, and mass sensors. Though these devices are typically made ...

When in doubt, make it stout. That was the rule of thumb for designing strong and durable machine tools in the past. Over the years, however, this mindset has changed as technical advances have ...

A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered something surprising. If you have two tiny vibrating elements, each one barely moving on its own, and you combine them in the right way, their ...

Figure 1: Results of the bio-inspired topology. (a) Photograph of a seahorse specimen, (b) deformation schematic of the square exoskeleton of seahorses, (c) topological structure and (d) ...