In the past decade, nanoscale solid materials have become very important because of their
special properties, 1, 2 and the nanomaterials field has gained increasing attention from …

Soon after the discovery of carbon nanotubes, it was realized that the theoretically predicted
mechanical properties of these interesting structures–including high strength, high stiffness …

Nanotechnology, science, and engineering spearhead the 21st century revolution that is
leading to fundamental breakthroughs in the way materials, devices, and systems are …

Nanogap electrodes (namely, a pair of electrodes with a nanometer gap) are fundamental
building blocks for the fabrication of nanometer‐sized devices and circuits. They are also …

Nanotechnology is a progressive research and development topic with large amounts of
venture capital and government funding being invested worldwide. Nano mechanics, in …

This paper summarizes the newly developed immersed finite element method (IFEM) and its
applications to the modeling of biological systems. This work was inspired by the pioneering …

Nanowire (NW) assembly is currently of great interest, partly because NWs are considered
as a fundamental component in the fabrication of a variety of devices. A powerful method …

300 & nections of said connection network. Additionally, a gate can be located adjacent said
connection gap and which comes into contact with said connection network. The gate can …

A physical neural network is disclosed, which comprises a liquid state machine. The
physical neural network is configured from molecular connections located within a dielectric …

The size effect on structural strength is an important phenomenon with a very old history.
Unfortunately, despite abundant experimental evidence, this phenomenon is still not taken …