Auxetic materials deform in an unusual way when stretched or compressed; they are flexible and adaptable, and, if made from responsive materials, can react to their environment. The opportunities they ...

The Auxetic Pavilion at Kyushu University examines freely formed, three-dimensional surfaces that are suitable for use as adaptive shading elements. The slender Auxetic Pavilion at Japan’s Kyushu ...

A German design studio has created a 3D-printed boot upper that it says can adapt to the ergonomics of the wearer’s foot. WertelOberfell’s Auxetic Wear utilizes an auxetic structure that expands ...

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.

A recent article in Advanced Materials reports the development of a three-dimensional (3D) printed auxetic, self-powered, mechanoluminescent (ML) photonic skin designed for underwater communication ...