Bioinspired Stochastic Design: Tough and Stiff Ceramic Systems

Ceramics possess desirable stiffness, compressive strength, and thermal properties compared to alternative material classes. Despite this, the adoption of ceramics into advanced industries has been hindered by their inherent brittleness. Using a state‐of‐the‐art manufacturing platform, the authors incorporate disordered microstructural features inspired by those found in natural, impact‐resistant organisms using tessellated ceramic cells. To...