When a 13-year old Marie-Sophie Germain was stuck in the house because of the chaotic revolution on the streets of Paris in 1789, she found a refuge for her active mind: her father’s mathematics books ...

Nonlinear elasticity models form the theoretical backbone for predicting and optimising the behaviour of structural elements subjected to large deformations. Unlike linear theories, they account ...

There is a concept used in calculus and economics called “elasticity.” This idea measures the percent change in one variable as another variable experiences a one percent change. This is often used to ...

Thin structures such as rods, ribbons and shells occupy a central position in the study of elasticity, combining material response with intrinsic and extrinsic geometry. Their mechanical behaviour is ...

Knitted fabrics like a scarf or socks are highly elastic, capable of stretching as much as twice their length, but individual strands of yarn hardly stretch at all. It’s the way those strands form an ...