Micro-and nanomechanical testing has seen a rapid development over the last decade with
miniaturized test rigs and MEMS-based devices providing access to the mechanical …

Recent experiments on nanostructured materials, such as nanoparticles, nanowires,
nanotubes, nanopillars, thin films, and nanocrystals have revealed a host of “ultra-strength” …

Refractory high-entropy alloys (HEAs) are a class of emerging multi-component alloys,
showing superior mechanical properties at elevated temperatures and being technologically …

The potential of dislocations (line defects) in ceramics may have been greatly underrated
until most recently. Promising proofs‐of‐concept have been demonstrated for dislocation …

The focused ion beam (FIB) is a powerful tool for fabrication, modification, and
characterization of materials down to the nanoscale. Starting with the gallium FIB, which was …

Simultaneous achievement of lightweight, ultrahigh strength, large fracture strain, and high
damping capability is challenging because some of these mechanical properties are …

Creating lightweight, mechanically robust materials has long been an engineering pursuit.
Many siliceous skeleton species—such as diatoms, sea sponges and radiolarians—have …

Achieving high elasticity for silicon (Si) nanowires, one of the most important and versatile
building blocks in nanoelectronics, would enable their application in flexible electronics and …

Applications of nanowires into future generation nanodevices require a complete
understanding of the mechanical properties of the nanowires. A great research effort has …

Fracture toughness testing of materials at the micrometer scale has become essential due to
the continuing miniaturization of devices accompanied by findings of size effects in fracture …