[Article] A paper by Yusuke Sakai et al. has been selected for Materials & Design Highlighted Papers 2026

A paper by Yusuke Sakai et al. has been selected for the Materials & Design Highlighted Papers 2026.

Tessellated tubular metamaterials with programmable Poisson’s ratio and chirality
Yusuke Sakai, Makoto Ohsaki
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2026.116236

This paper has been selected for the Highlighted Papers based on the following features:

• A unified geometric framework that converts 2D tessellations into tubular metamaterials
• Control of Poisson’s ratio and chiral behaviors through unit shape and alignment
• Demonstration that in-plane compression–shear coupling leads to axial–torsional coupling in tubular structures
• Discovery of a hybrid chiral-undulated mode in a previously unexplored design space
• Provision of general design principles for programmable tubular structures