Nano Mechanics and Materials - Liu, Wing Kam (Northwestern University, IL, USA) a Karpov, Eduard G. (Northwestern University, IL, USA) a Park, Harold S. (Vanderbilt University, TN, USA)

Nanotechnology is a progressive research and development topic with large amounts of venture capital and government funding being invested worldwide. Nano mechanics, in particular, is the study and characterization of the mechanical behaviour of individual atoms, systems and structures in response to various types of forces and loading conditions.