2006 Gordon Research Conference on Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior

关于薄膜和小规模机械行为的戈登会议，7月30日至8月4日，缅因州沃特维尔colby学院小规模机械行为的研究是材料科学和应用力学研究的前沿，并在基础研究和技术应用之间提供了明显的联系。研究的重点是复杂结构、多材料和小特征的结构。当结构的特征尺寸与自然长度尺度相比较小时，材料的性质与它们的体对应物有很大的不同。基础研究的动力来自于了解当前和新兴技术中使用的小型结构的变形和断裂的需求，包括半导体芯片上的互连，燃气轮机的热障，柔性显示器和光伏膜的有机/无机混合材料。此外，生物分子、细胞和组织中的力和运动为材料科学和应用力学的研究人员提供了诱人的机会，他们可以用生物学家以前没有利用过的方法来研究这些现象。会议日程将于2006年2月前在http://www.grc.org/programs/2006/thinfilm.htm上公布。

The Gordon Conference onThin Film and Small-Scale Mechanical BehaviorJuly 30-August 4, 2006Colby College, Waterville, Maine The study of small-scale mechanical behavior is at the forefront of research in materials science and applied mechanics, and offers a visible link between basic research and technological applications. The research focuses on structures of complex architectures, many materials, and small features. When the feature size of a structure is small compared to some natural length scale, material properties differ significantly from their bulk counterparts. The impetus for basic research comes from the need to understand deformation and fracture in small structures used in current and emerging technologies, including interconnects on semiconductor chips, thermal barriers in gas turbines, and organic/inorganic hybrids for flexible displays and photovoltaic membranes. In addition, forces and movements in biomolecules, cells and tissues offer enticing opportunities to researchers in materials science and applied mechanics, who can investigate these phenomena with methods that have not previously been exploited by biologists. The program of the conference will be posted before February 2006 at http://www.grc.org/programs/2006/thinfilm.htm.