Illustration of a microstructured composite. The “microstructure” is the particular 2D arrangement of materials—in this case, a generic “soft” and a generic “brittle"—in the grid.

Courtesy of Beichen Li et al., Computational discovery of microstructured composites with optimal stiffness-toughness trade-offs.

Illustration of a microstructured composite. The “microstructure” is the particular 2D arrangement of materials—in this case, a generic “soft” and a generic “brittle"—in the grid. Courtesy of Beichen Li et al., Computational discovery of microstructured composites with optimal stiffness-toughness trade-offs.