The discrete dislocation (DD) plasticity is truly mechanism-based plasticity and well-suited for mesoscale modeling in metal. The effects of size-dependent plasticity and plastic dissipation emerge …
In polycrystalline materials where transgranular cleavage is the preferred fracture mode, the crystallographic misorientation of fracture planes across grain boundaries can provide resistance to crack …
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have the potential to introduce significant improvements in fracture strength and toughness of ceramic materials when compared to traditional microscale reinforcements. Ceramic …
Novel applications of materials in small dimensions are emerging in areas ranging from electronics, computers, health technologies, laser and fiber optics, to energy harvesting and …
In 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gave a historical lecture: `There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom'. Even after sixty years, the exciting field of nanotechnology …