Strain occurs when the crystal lattice is deformed by stress. When the elastic limit is not exceeded, the strain is equal to the applied stress multiplied by an anisotropic constant known as the ...

"For Credible Lasers, See Inside." THE LASER IS LESS THAN three years younger than the space age. Just days after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, Charles Townes and Gordon ...

The B-atoms are further apart than in the undistorted lattice and this is a region of tension. Continuum elasticity yields an elastic stress infinity at the core. Atomic models suggest that the strain ...

This control over material properties at the nanoscale opens up a realm of possibilities in electronics and computing. The application of strain affects the atomic lattice of a material, which in turn ...