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- Title
Strength under stress.
- Abstract
The article reports on the result of the study conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland-College Park which revealed that materials such as silica behave as ductile as gold at the nanoscale. Researchers explain that their findings show that both nanoparticle size and morphology of the material have an effect on the observed ductility and tensile strength because these factors influence the mobility of surface atoms. Furthermore, researchers stress that their findings may affect the design of future microelectronic mechanical devices.
- Subjects
MATERIALS; SILICA; STRENGTH of materials; STRAINS &; stresses (Mechanics); NANOSTRUCTURED materials; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROELECTRONICS; SCIENTIFIC discoveries; RESEARCH
- Publication
Science Scope, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 8, p10
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Article