This symposium focused on an examination of the mechanical properties of nanostructured materials obtained from theoretical studies, computer modeling (involving length scales from atomic to macroscopic), and from experiments.

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.

Adopting a didactical approach from fundamentals to actual experiments and applications, this handbook and ready reference covers real-time observations using modern scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, while also providing information on the required stages and samples. The text begins with introductory material and the basics, before describing advancements and applications in dynamic transmission electron microscopy and reflection electron microscopy. Subsequently, the techniques needed to determine growth processes, chemical reactions and oxidation, irradiation effects, mechanical, magnetic, and ferroelectric properties as well as cathodoluminiscence and electromigration are discussed.

This volume contains the proceedings of Symposium F, "Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials III," held November 29-December 2, at the 1999 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. This symposium is the third one of this series which began at the 1992 MRS Fall Meeting. The objective of this third symposium was to provide a forum to review the recent advances in nanophase and nanocomposite materials and to address the future prospects for these materials. Scientists from many parts of the world participated to present and discuss synthesis, processing, properties and applications of nanophase and nanocomposite materials. A total of about 240 papers from 23 countries were presented from academic institutions, government research organizations, and private industries. The 107 papers published in this proceedings have been refereed and presented as nine chapters.

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.

This book combines the proceedings of Mechanical Behavior of Nanomaterials - Experiments and Modeling, and Plasticity in Confined Volumes - Modeling and Experiments. These two symposia brought together researchers to exchange ideas about the mechanical behavior of materials where size, be it microstructural or geometric, plays an important role. Firstly it focuses on understanding the mechanical behavior of nanostructured materials, such as nanoscale thin films, nanowires, nanotubes, and nanoparticles, as well as nanoporous, nanograined and nanotwinned materials. Such materials with submicron length scales are important building blocks for next-generation functional devices and materials systems. The second focus is on understanding how micron and submicron external and internal microstructural-length scales play a defining role in the strength and ductility of a material. Modern simulation methods have revealed a diverse range of atomic and mesoscale processes that can contribute to the emergent plasticity of such complex materials. Topics include: nanostructured materials; polymers and composites; simulations and modeling and microcompression and nanoindentation.