material model adapts stiffness using sound waves (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

material model adapts stiffness using sound waves

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Using this model of a 1D material, researchers demonstrate a new way to remotely change a material's stiffness using sound waves.

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UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

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