Self‐Assembled Robust 2D Networks from Magneto‐Elastic Bars (Adv. Mater. Technol. 14/2023)

Magneto-Elastic Networks In article number 2202189, Sinan Keten and co-workers propose a magneto-elastic network that can be self-assembled from elastic elements decorated with permanent magnets under random vibrations. This design could be used in applications featuring impact mitigation and energy adsorption, such as the helmet. Under mechanical loading, the fractured or collapsed system could be reassembled into the original functional structure on the fly with random excitation.