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

In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) nanomechanical testing has benefited from a
number of recent technical developments related to both how deformation is imaged and …

Nanocrystalline materials offer very high strength but are typically limited in their strain to
failure, and efforts to improve deformability in these materials are usually found to be at the …

The tribological properties of a custom-prepared and stable nano-lubricant that consists of
CuO nanoparticles (9nm average diameter) suspended in mineral base oil using sodium …

Although nanoparticle additives have been the topic of multiple studies recently, very little
work has attempted to explicitly model the third body contact of nanoparticles. This work …

Sub-micron and nanostructured materials exhibit high strength, ultra-large elasticity and
unusual plastic deformation behaviors. These properties are important for their applications …

The plastic deformation of silicon and other brittle materials near room temperature has
conventionally been studied under high confining pressures, although it has been …

Nanoparticles are commonly used in various fields of applications such as electronics,
catalysis or engineering where they can be subjected to a certain amount of stress leading …

The recent interest in size-dependent deformation of micro-and nanoscale materials has
paralleled both technological miniaturization and advancements in imaging and small-scale …

The material characterization toolbox has recently experienced a number of parallel
revolutionary advances, foreshadowing a time in the near future when material scientists …