Nanomechanics: Why the Strength of a Material Is Related to Its Size

Presenter Full Name
Dr. Andrew Minor
Institution
University of California at Berkeley
Year & Semester
2009 Spring
Presentation Date
March 16, 2009

Dr. Andrew Minor of the University of California at Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will show results from mechanical testing experiments inside a transmission electron microscope, where we can observe the fundamental mechanisms of deformation in materials at nanoscale dimensions. [Available on DVD in the SSU library.]