NANO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN SOLID MECHANICS

作     者：Ken P.Chong 

作者机构：Engineering Advisor and Director of Mechanics ＆ Materials National Science FoundationArlington VA 22230 U.S.A. 

出 版 物：《Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica》 (固体力学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2008年第21卷第2期

页      面：95-103页

核心收录：

学科分类：07[理学] 070205[理学-凝聚态物理] 08[工学] 080501[工学-材料物理与化学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：National Science Foundation  NSF 

主　　题：nanomechanics experimental mechanics multi-scales simulation and modeling carbon nanotubes energy, bio-inspired materials 

摘      要：According to National Science Foundation （NSF） Director A. Bement, ‘Transformative research is... research driven by ideas that stand a reasonable chance of radically changing our understanding of an important existing scientific concept or leading to the creation of a new paradigm or field of science is also characterized by its challenge to current understanding or its pathway to new frontiers.＇ Nanotechnology is one of such frontiers. It is the creation of new materials, devices and systems at the molecular level--phenomena associated with atomic and molecular interactions strongly influence macroscopic material properties with significantly improved mechanical, optical, chemical, electrical... properties. Former NSF Director Rita Colwell in 2002 declared, ‘nanoscale technology will have an impact equal to the Industrial Revolution＇. The transcendent technologies include nanotechnology, microelectronics, information technology and biotechnology as well as the enabling and supporting mechanical and civil infrastructure systems and materials. These technologies are the primary drivers of the twenty first century and the new economy. Mechanics is an essential eleraent in all of the transcendent technologies. Research opportunities, education and challenges in mechanics, including experimental, numerical and analytical methods in nanomechanics, carbon nano-tubes, bio-inspired materials, fuel cells, as well as improved engineering and design of materials are presented and discussed in this paper.