Research area
Materials & Engineering
Materials, manufacturing, sensing and engineered systems, including infrastructure technologies.
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Evidence date ·How cement ingredients change what grows inside a crack
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA 2021 cement-paste study collected material from artificial cracks to compare mineral mix, deposit mass and what early healing chemistry can show.
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Evidence date ·How the core, skins and joints make a lightweight panel work
Review or Meta-AnalysisTracked over timeA 2022 review explains how stiff outer sheets and a lightweight core work together, and why shape, joints, and test direction change performance.
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Evidence date ·How carbon-fiber skins and aluminum supports share a panel’s load
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA 2021 prototype study measures deflection and stress, then calculates why more carbon-fiber layers can lower weight while fewer layers lower cost.
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Evidence date ·How thin carbon-fiber skins and honeycomb can lighten pallet bases
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA 2021 study calculated a 27 kg carbon-fiber pallet base using structural constraints and models checked against bending tests on glass-fiber specimens.
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Evidence date ·How bacteria place mineral cement inside sand pores
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA 2022 review explains how bacterial deposits bridge sand grains, why pore delivery matters, and why durability and production costs still matter.
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Evidence date ·How bacterial mineral formation may help mortar resist water and recover after loading
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA 2022 lab study tested bacterial mortar for strength, water resistance and recovery after reloading, showing why self-healing claims need separate evidence.
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Evidence date ·Could changing bacterial functions help supply microbes for self-healing concrete?
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA laboratory study tested a urea-breaking pathway and biofilm changes for calcite formation, found surface-charge changes ineffective, and built a DNA transfer tool.
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Evidence date ·A simpler way to design electromagnetic cloaks with real materials
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA 2022 study uses evolutionary optimization to design two-layer cloaks with material losses, evaluating them through simulations and analytical calculations.
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Evidence date ·How microbial activity can help carbonate minerals form in concrete
Review or Meta-AnalysisTracked over timeA 2026 review links microbial mineral formation to self-healing concrete and highlights challenges in scaling up, long-term stability, and safety.
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Evidence date ·How microbes and adjusted seawater could make biocement
Review or Meta-AnalysisTracked over timeA 2022 proposal uses electrically adjusted seawater, cyanobacteria and carbonate precipitation to make biocement, with modeled water and reactor demands.