When structures bend, stretch, or compress, engineers need a way to translate that invisible mechanical stress into ...

Defect-engineered zinc oxide converts tiny reversible strains into near-infrared light, opening a rare-earth-free path to ...

The entire stress-strain curve can now be determined using nanoindentation with a flat-ended cylindrical punch and novel analysis of the resulting force-displacement data 1. Unlike pyramidal indenters ...

Thermal and mechanical stresses are creating significant challenges in heterogeneous chiplet assemblies, increasing the time and cost required to work through all the possible physical effects, ...

Definition: Strain engineering is a critical field of materials science and nanotechnology that involves the deliberate application of strain to alter the physical properties of materials. This ...