Pre-shaped microbeams, curved or inclined, are widely used in MEMS for their interesting stiffness properties. These mechanisms allow a wide range of positive and negative stiffness tuning in their ...

Researchers engineer a new class of microlattice materials with enhanced stiffness-to-density ratios and giant negative Poisson's ratios, ideal for lightweight applications. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...

A two-dimensional tube bundles fluid–structure coupling model was developed using the CFD approach, with a rigid body motion equation and the Newmark integral method. The numerical simulations were ...