Design of Programmable Mechanical Metamaterials

Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials with unique properties not found in natural substances. These materials offer remarkable capabilities in load carrying, dynamic impact, wave propagation control, and other physical phenomena. Learn more at Design of Programmable Mechanical Metamaterials from the Loughborough University.

Key facts

Programmable mechanical metamaterials represent an emerging class, allowing intelligent programming and control of mechanical properties such as stiffness, damping, thermal expansion, and shape memory behavior.

This PhD Design of Programmable Mechanical Metamaterials Design of Programmable Mechanical Metamaterials programme offered by Loughborough University Loughborough University aims to explore graph-based generative machine learning models for inversely generating metamaterials, thus merging the fields of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) with mechanics, materials science, and additive manufacturing.

This project represents a groundbreaking approach to material creation and discovery, bridging the gap between simulation and experimental data of 3D-printed metamaterials. The outcomes will establish new scientific foundations for engineering material design and innovative solutions.

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