Metals can be processed to reach ultra-high strength, but usually at a drastic loss of ductility.
Here, we review recent advances in overcoming this tradeoff, by purposely deploying …

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 …

A material strength depends on its microstructure, which in turn, is controlled by an
engineering process. Strengthening mechanisms like work hardening, precipitate, and grain …

The discipline of fracture mechanics was born almost a century ago through the pioneering
work of AA Griffith, and saw particularly rapid growth in the second half of 20th century when …

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 …

Piezoelectric nanowires are promising building blocks in nanoelectronic, sensing, actuation
and nanogenerator systems. In spite of great progress in synthesis methods, quantitative …

The mechanical properties of superalloys are strongly governed by the resistance to
shearing of ordered precipitates by dislocations. In the operating environments of …

In the past twenty years, new experimental approaches, improved models and progress in
simulation techniques have brought new insights into longstanding issues concerning …

Solid-state phase transformation is an intriguing phenomenon in crystalline or noncrystalline
solids due to the distinct physical and chemical properties that can be obtained and modified …

Nanoindentation based techniques were significantly enhanced by continuous stiffness
monitoring capabilities. In essence, this allowed to expand from point-wise discrete …