Monika M. Biener

TL;DR: A class of microarchitected materials that maintain a nearly constant stiffness per unit mass density, even at ultralow density is reported, which derives from a network of nearly isotropic microscale unit cells with high structural connectivity and nanoscale features, whose structural members are designed to carry loads in tension or compression.

TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis of carbon aerogels with hierarchical porosities for energy applications, including carbon nanotube and graphene composite carbon aeroglobels, as well as their functionalization by surface engineering are discussed.

TL;DR: This work demonstrates that surface-chemistry-driven actuation can be realized in high-surface-area materials such as nanoporous gold, and achieves reversible strain amplitudes of the order of a few tenths of a per cent by alternating exposure of nanoporous Au to ozone and carbon monoxide.

TL;DR: In this paper, the reaction kinetics for low temperature CO oxidation in detail, taking the mass transport limitation due to the porous structure of the material into account, were investigated with respect to its morphology, surface composition, and catalytic properties.