We present a new class of architected materials called field responsive mechanical metamaterials (FRMMs) that exhibit dynamic control and on-the-fly tunability enabled by careful design and selection of both material composition and architecture.
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Modeling the effects of shock pressure and pore morphology on hot spot mechanisms in HMX
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A team of researchers has provided the first experimentally based mass-radius relationship for a hypothetical pure iron planet at super-Earth core conditions.
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The research team characterizes the detailed shock response of several variations in a single base polymer.
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This paper traces the evolution of kinetic reaction mechanism models of combustion and the applications of those models to real engines.
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Livermore researchers present an overview of recent progress in design, synthesis, and implementation of 3D carbon-based materials as electrodes for electrochemical capacitors.
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Livermore scientists have developed an integrated theory-experiment technique to interrogate chemistry at solid/liquid interfaces. Applications include studying photoelectrochemical hydrogen production.
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A Livermore–University of California Santa Cruz team report a new method for fabricating ultralight, conductive silver aerogel monoliths with predictable densities using silver nanowires.
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An article authored by a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists has characterized how different cell membranes behave.