The burgeoning field of nanomaterials has sparked transformative advancements across numerous scientific disciplines. Nanomaterials, defined by their sub‑100 nm dimensions, exhibit unique physical, ...

Traditionally, analyzing materials involved techniques tailored for specific scales, which made integrating data from these different methods quite challenging. However, recent advancements in ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has evolved into an indispensable tool for nanoscale investigation, enabling detailed imaging and quantification of surface topography as well as mechanical properties.

The aerospace and defense sector is undergoing rapid material transformation. Additive manufacturing, high-temperature superalloys, advanced aluminum systems, multilayer coatings, and emerging ...

Ricardo Nunes Bastos from Oxford Nanoimaging (ONI) discusses how lipid nanoparticles are redefining drug delivery and highlights new imaging tools that are unlocking the delivery vehicles’ full ...

Surface properties dictate a vast array of material characteristics that are crucial to performance, durability, and intended functionality across diverse industries. Properties such as friction, wear ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Fractured rock is the host or foundation for innumerable engineered structures related ...

The Story of Characterization is a newsletter to broadcast the knowledge of material characterization techniques and how they have been utilized to solve research problems. The infographic format is ...

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 ...

EDA (Electronic Design Automation) cell characterization tools have been used extensively to generate models for timing, power and noise at a rapidly growing number of process corners. Today, model ...