Negative Poisson's ratio and negative stiffness: rational approach to hybrid materials with internally engineered architecture

该项目属于研究重点3：建设和改造澳大利亚工业的前沿技术。这项通用的工作涉及前沿的多学科研究，从而更好地理解控制混合材料行为的基本原则。拟议的内部工程建筑框架将丰富现有设计新材料的可用方法，扩展该学科的知识基础，并保持澳大利亚在该领域的领先地位。澳大利亚工业将直接受益于混合动力汽车独特的工程特性和功能。这有助于优先目标：突破性科学和先进材料。

The project falls within Research Priority 3: Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries. This generic work involves cutting-edge multidisciplinary research leading to better understanding of the fundamental principles governing the behaviour of hybrid materials. The proposed framework of internally engineered architecture will enrich the existing set of available methods of designing new materials, extend the knowledge base of the discipline and maintain Australia's leading position in the field. Australian Industry will benefit directly from unique engineering properties and functionalities that hybrids provide. This contributes to Priority Goals: Breakthrough Science and Advanced Materials.