NIST imaging system maps nanomechanical properties

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials—how stiff or stretchy they are, for example—at scales on the order of billionths of a meter. The new tool can be a cost-effective way to design and characterize mixed nanoscale materials such as composites or thin-film structures.

If you want to include this story in your blog, copy and paste this formatted text:

<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news116693063.html">NIST imaging system maps nanomechanical properties</a></p> <p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials—how stiff or stretchy they are, for example—at scales on the order of billionths of a meter. The new tool can be a cost-effective way to design and characterize mixed nanoscale materials such as composites or thin-film structures.</p>