A research team discovers universal mechanism that leads to adhesion hysteresis in soft materials. Through a combination of experimental observations and simulations, the team demonstrated that ...

A research team at POSTECH, led by Professor Dong Soo Hwang (Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Division of Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioengineering, Graduate School of ...

The adhesion of dielectric thin films has presented a major obstacle for interconnect integration and dependability. Issues such as film adhesion failures, reduced dielectric film mechanical integrity ...

Researchers show how blister shapes in atomically thin materials like graphene can be used to map pressure, membrane tension, and surface adhesion. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Anyone who has ever struggled ...

Nanoindenters are precise, adaptable, and user-friendly tools for performing nanoscale mechanical testing on various films and surfaces. Nanoindentation systems with electromagnetic actuation achieve ...