Abstract: This report contains the following: (a) a description of the development and operation of the NSD, (b) analytical and computational tools that describe the behavior of the device, (c) ...

Researchers have developed a novel negative-stiffness isolation device that offers a pioneering solution for seismic protection. The device, designed to provide multidirectional negative stiffness and ...

Keywords: negative stiffness device, adaptive passive control, highway bridge seismic isolation, seismic protection, shake table testing Abstract: The primary focus of this research is to analyze, ...

On Christmas day in 2021, after more than two decades of development, the James Web Space Telescope (JWST) was launched by NASA from French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America. The launch ...

Three-dimensional virtual prototype model of the proposed negative-stiffness device: (A) full view and (B) cross-sectional view. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

At the University of California/Davis, The Moulé Group is investigating the patterning and solution processing of organic electronic materials for use in equipment like chemical sensors, ...