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Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures (Publ)
Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures - Publ Author:Committee on Materials with Submicron-Sized Microstructures, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council Materials with nanoscale structure (i.e. a structure of less than 100 nanometers in size) represent a new and exciting field of research. These materials can be produced in many ways, possess a number of unique properties compared with coarser-scaled structures, and have several possible applications with significant technological importance. Ba... more »sed on a state-of-the-art survey of research findings and commercial prospects, this new book concludes that much work remains to be done in characterizing these structures and their exceptional properties, and presents recommendations for the specific research and development activities needed to fill these gaps in our understanding.« less