Mechanical integrity of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) plays an important role in determining the long-term reliability and performance of advanced high capacity anode materials. Failure …
Abstract of "Dynamic Shear and Void Collapse in Polymethylmethacrylate'', by Tom Pilvelait, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2026 Polymer-based materials form a fast-growing area of materials …
Polymer-based materials form a fast-growing area of materials in engineering applications, which increasingly involve extreme environments, including in aerospace, blast protection, and energetic materials testing. …
Pressure-shear plate impact (PSPI) experiments have been performed on a polymer- bonded energetic material simulant and its constituents – a simulant crystal sucrose and an …
Abstract of Quantitative X-ray Imaging of Shock-Induced Pore Collapse in Sucrose and Pressure-Shear Characterization of HTPB, by Srijan Neogi, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2026. Heterogeneities …