Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive ...

All those sea sponges that live in deep oceans have a secret: their light lattice-like forms are astonishingly stiff and ...

By mimicking this natural structure, researchers have created a double lattice material that outperforms traditional auxetic materials—those that expand when stretched and contract when compressed.

RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with compressive strength and stiffness to improve architectural and product designs.

It's this last aspect - known as auxetic behaviour - that opens a whole range of possibilities to apply the design across structural engineering and other applications. "While most materials get ...

Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive strength and stiffness that could improve architectural and product designs.

“While most materials get thinner when stretched or fatter when squashed, like rubber, auxetics do the opposite,” Ma said. “Auxetics can absorb and distribute impact energy ...