Mechanical systems with massless springs arranged in parallel or series have been extensively studied in applied and theoretical mechanics. These systems are widely used in disciplines such as ...

What do engineers see when they look at a real system or conceive a new design? They will look past the hardware and visualize the flow of energy, where it is stored, and where it is dissipated. They ...

The nonlinear susceptibility is a measure of a material's nonlinear response to an applied electric field. It determines the strength of the nonlinear effects and is related to the crystal's symmetry ...

Achieving both high sensitivity and a wide dynamic range remains a central challenge in microelectromechanical accelerometers. This study presents a newly engineered nonlinear stiffness-softening ...