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| Mechanics of materials plays a critical role in the evolution of nano- and bio-technology. Although the fundamentals of mechanics and materials sciences are understood, new phenomena at these scales pose challenges to our current understanding and require new treatment from the perspective of both modeling and experiments. For instance, at the nanoscale, surface effects become more dominant, and quantum effects come into play. The fusion of applied mechanics, material sciences, and MEMS/NEMS technology now offers unprecedented opportunities for performing nanoscale experiments in a quantitative manner, leading towards further understanding of mechanics and mechanics-related issues at small scales. On the other hand, outstanding material properties of nanomaterials pave the way for their broad range of emerging applications. Our group is interested in mechanics and multiphysics of micro/nano materials and device applications based on their unique properties. Also we continue advancing novel nanomechanics instruments and in-situ experimental techniques based on MEMS/NEMS technology. NEW! - Dr. Zhu talks on stretchable Si nanowires in ACS Nano Podcast NEW! - PhD position available |
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 > Nanodevices  Contact Information: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering North Carolina State University 911 Oval Drive EB III-3238, Centennial Campus Raleigh, NC 27695 Tel: (919) 513-7735 Fax: (919) 515-2365 Email: yong_zhu@ncsu.edu |
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