NIST Image Gallery Contact NISTA-Z subject indexNIST homepageSearchNIST Homepage

Nanoscale Friction Measurements

Materials researcher Stephen Hsu prepares to measure nanoscale friction between a diamond tip and a silicon surface.
Photo by Beamie Young/NIST

The AML includes sophisticated low-vibration "clean rooms." Here, materials researcher Stephen Hsu prepares to measure nanoscale friction between a diamond tip and a silicon surface. Such measurements are needed for the design of nanosized gears and other devices that will become the nanomachinery of the future. Read More.

To save a full resolution tif image of non-copyrighted images to your hard drive, simultaneously press the SHIFT key and the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON on the thumbnail photo. Mac users, click and hold on the link and select save. If you reprint these images please provide a photo/image credit as indicated.

Ceramics Division

Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory

NIST Image Gallery

Date created:6/25/04
Last updated: 6/29/04
Contact: inquiries@nist.gov