Documents
Working with MetaCORE: A Design Guide
Everything you need to know about working with MetaCORE. Includes general information, practical applications, and fabrication guide.
101 pages, 13 MB, PDF
Mechanical Metamaterials
Thorough introduction to mechanical metamaterials (aka metamaterial composites), with detailed technical information about MetaCORE and MetaCORE-LD.
24 pages, 6 MB, PDF
Projectile Motion: Achieving Long Distance Aerial Delivery
White paper comparing today’s airdrop impact-mitigating solution, cardboard honeycomb, to Multiscale Systems’ superior energy absorber, MetaCORE.
22 pages, 5 MB, PDF
2021 Annual Report
Successes, accomplishments, and highlights of 2021.
5 pages, 1 MB, PDF
2020 Annual Report
Successes, accomplishments, and highlights of 2020.
4 pages, 2 MB, PDF
Publications
Mechanical metamaterial sandwich cores for impact mitigation
Aalto, S.E., Silverberg, J.L, Evans, A.A. (2021, October 19-21). Mechanical metamaterial sandwich cores for impact mitigation. [Paper presentation]. CAMX, Dallas, TX, United States.
Mechanical metamaterials for enhancing downhole survivability
Evans, A. A. (2021). Mechanical metamaterials for enhancing downhole survivability. Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, 45, 2156–2171.
Geometrically controlled snapping transitions in shells with curved creases
Bende, N. P., Evans, A. A., Innes-Gold, S., Marin, L. A., Cohen, I., Hayward, R. C., & Santangelo, C. D. (2015). Geometrically controlled snapping transitions in shells with curved creases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(36), 11175-11180.
Emergence and design of extrinsic properties in mechanical metamaterials
Yang, N., Chen, C.-W., Yang, J. K., & Silverberg, J. L. (2020). Emergence and design of extrinsic properties in mechanical metamaterials. Materials & Design, 109143.
Reflection and refraction of flexural waves at geometric boundaries
Evans, A. A., & Levine, A. J. (2013). Reflection and refraction of flexural waves at geometric boundaries. Physical Review Letters, 111(3), 038101.
Topological mechanics of origami and kirigami
Chen, B. G. G., Liu, B., Evans, A. A., Paulose, J., Cohen, I., Vitelli, V., & Santangelo, C. D. (2016). Topological mechanics of origami and kirigami. Physical Review Letters, 116(13), 135501.
Topological kinematics of origami metamaterials
Liu, B., Silverberg, J. L., Evans, A. A., Santangelo, C. D., Lang, R. J., Hull, T. C., & Cohen, I. (2018). Topological kinematics of origami metamaterials. Nature Physics, 14(8), 811.
Decoupling local mechanics from large-scale structure in modular metamaterials
Yang, N., & Silverberg, J. L. (2017). Decoupling local mechanics from large-scale structure in modular metamaterials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(14), 3590-3595.
Lattice mechanics of origami tessellations
Evans, A. A., Silverberg, J. L., & Santangelo, C. D. (2015). Lattice mechanics of origami tessellations. Physical Review E, 92(1), 013205.
Origami structures with a critical transition to bistability arising from hidden degrees of freedom
Silverberg, J. L., Na, J. H., Evans, A. A., Liu, B., Hull, T. C., Santangelo, C. D., & Cohen, I. (2015). Origami structures with a critical transition to bistability arising from hidden degrees of freedom. Nature Materials, 14(4), 389.
Using origami design principles to fold reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials
Silverberg, J. L., Evans, A. A., McLeod, L., Hayward, R. C., Hull, T., Santangelo, C. D., & Cohen, I. (2014). Using origami design principles to fold reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials. Science, 345(6197), 647-650.
