Ceramic materials are renowned for their unique properties including high compressive strength, thermal insulation and chemical stability, yet they are inherently brittle. Advances in materials ...

Indentation testing is a non-destructive evaluation method that has become indispensable in the determination of materials’ mechanical properties. By applying a controlled force through an indenter ...

Nanoindentation is a powerful technique used to measure the mechanical properties of materials at the nanoscale. It involves pressing a hard tip, typically made of diamond, into the surface of a ...

Mechanical testing is a way of testing and measuring the properties of materials. Machines/instruments are available to test materials or finished products in a range of different ways including ...

University of Oregon physicist Eric Corwin and a team of current and former students have used computer simulations to ...

Scientists have confirmed that ripples in ultra-thin films, only atoms thick, directly affect how flexible and strong they are. By creating alumina films thinner than a hair and testing them with ...

Grain boundaries are interfaces that separate different crystallographic regions, known as grains, within a polycrystalline material. In nanomaterials, grain boundaries play a crucial role in ...

For decades, lab-grown cells have been studied in materials that don't reflect the softness and flexibility of human tissue.

An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...

A research team from the Zhejiang University has successfully developed a new class of nickel-based superalloys (282 plus) that eliminates cobalt while maintaining high mechanical performance and good ...

The first materials (stone age and copper-stone age) -- Fundamental mechanical properties of materials -- Mechanisms -- The bronze age -- Alloys and compounds -- Atoms in motion -- The iron age -- ...