Mechanics of Precisely Controlled Thin Film Buckling on Elastomeric Substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 133119 (2007)
Mechanics of Precisely Controlled Thin Film Buckling on Elastomeric Substrate
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The Industry First Compact Reverse Pulse Plating Controller for R&D Applications in MEMS and Nanotechnology
Laguna Beach, CA March 31, 2007 -- Kebaili Corporation a leading California based high-tech company announced today the release of the CPG-500 Series, the industry first compact current pulse generator, specifically designed for electrodeposition applications, such as (direct current) DC plating, pulse plating, and periodic reverse pulse plating for a variety of applications in MEMS and nanotechnology.
Matthias Irmscher
My name is Matthias Irmscher and I am a graduate student currently visiting the University of Maryland for a year. I will finish my equivalent of a Master's degree at the Technical University of Ilmenau in Germany by the end of 2008. I am a current Fulbright grantee.
Ravikumar Sanapala
Dear All,
My name is Ravikumar Sanapala. I am doing Master of Science (M.S) in Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland. I recieved a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India.
Journal Club Theme of April 2007: Analytical Modeling of Biomolecules
The molecular building blocks of a cell include:
Mohamed Nefatni
My name is Mohamed Nefatni. I'm a senior in Mechanical Engineering, expecting to graduate in December 2007. I was born in Tunisia (North Africa) and came to the U.S 4 years ago. I'm a transfer student from Montgomery College. I'm actually planning to apply for graduate school and my research interests are Electronic packaging and Reliability.
Is it possible to obtain (without modeling) the fracture strength of defect-free nanotubes or nanowires by tensile loading?
What boundary conditions would allow failure to occur in the gauge length and not at or near the clamps? One is not allowed (in suggesting ways of overcoming stress concentation at the clamps) to create defects in the nanotube or nanowire, to configure the region where failure will occur. Thus, it is not possible (or is it?) to create an analog of dog-bone specimens by, e.g., milling away part of the nanowire with a focused ion beam, etc., because this creates defects in the nanowire.
Interface Design of Polymer Matrix Composites – Mechanics, Chemistry, Modelling and Manufacturing
The 28th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science addresses the whole range from fundamental understanding to industrial applications. Topics include:
- surface functionalising
- chemical and physical surface characterisation
- mechanical characterisation of interfaces
- micromechanical modelling
- fibre/matrix debonding
- sizings effects on composite processing
- interface aspects and their integration into manufacturing
- fibre bridging in composites
- fracture resistance of composite
- tensile and compressive strength of composite
- macroscale modelling
- hole and notch sensitivity
More information, including invited key-note speakers, see web site here.
Lei Nie
I am a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. My research field is the reliability of electronics and packaging. These topics have a big relationship with the manfacturing process of the electronics.
Experiment 11: Corrosion
Corrosion can be defined as the degradation of a material when it comes in contact with the environment. The dissolving of a material by a corrosive liquid is called chemical corrosion. The material continues to dissolve until either it is consumed or the liquid is saturated. A simple example is salt dissolving in water. The removing of metal atoms from a solid material as the result of an electric circuit is called electrochemical corrosion. In this form of corrosion, metal atoms lose electrons and become ions thus forming a byproduct. Electrochemical corrosion occurs most frequently in aqueous mediums, in which ions are present in water or moist air. In this process, an electric circuit is created and the system is called an electrochemical cell. Corrosion of a steel pipe or a steel automobile panel, creating holes in the steel and rust as the byproduct, are examples of this reaction.