Quantitative characterization of nanomechanical properties has invariably been a holy grail for atomic force microscopy. This article explains some of the industry’s earlier attempts made at ...

PhD researcher, Sully Khan, spent eight weeks at Volkswagen's research centre in Wolfsburg, Germany, with a view to obtaining accurate Young's modulus measurements for various samples. Sully Khan ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. However, this relationship between stress and strain in a material is linear only when the force applied is within ...