NIST Testing Method Quickly Tells Whether Thin Films Are Strong Enough for the Job

The challenge of determining whether thin films—some no thicker than a single molecule—are strong enough for a growing number of important technology jobs just got easier and quicker thanks to an inexpensive testing method reported in the upcoming issue of Nature Materials by a team led by researchers at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news391.html">NIST Testing Method Quickly Tells Whether Thin Films Are Strong Enough for the Job</a></p> <p>The challenge of determining whether thin films—some no thicker than a single molecule—are strong enough for a growing number of important technology jobs just got easier and quicker thanks to an inexpensive testing method reported in the upcoming issue of Nature Materials by a team led by researchers at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). </p>