Resumen de Granular crystals: Nonlinear dynamics meets materials engineering

Mason A. Porter, Panayotis G. Kevrekidis, Chiara Dario

• The freedom to choose the size, stiffness, and spatial distribution of macroscopic particles in a lattice makes granular crystals easily tailored building blocks for shock-absorbing materials, sound-focusing devices, acoustic switches, and other exotica.