Ultrasonic Force Microscopy /UFM/ Probing mechanical properties with nanometer resolution UFM of strained Si-Ge quantum dots Nanostructure of BCB polymer interconnects in VLSI Heterodyne Force Microscopy /HFM/ Pathway to sub-nanosecond physical phenomena on nanoscale Nanoscale lubricity and adhesion phenomena at MHz frequencies Nanomechanical look at subsurface dislocations and nano-delaminations Nano-mechanical “photo opportunity” Gallery of images – from quantum dots to abalone shells Quantitative evaluation of micro- and nano-mechanical properties in UFM Optical Heterodyne Force Microscopy /OHFM/ Marrying optics and thermo-acoustics at the AFM tip Ferroelectrics on nanoscale Manipulating and mapping nanoscale dynamics of ferroelectric domains Acoustic microscopy and laser acoustics Ultrasonic micromechanical imaging and measurements – from polymers and biological tissues to ceramics and semiconductors High throughput (HT) and combinatorial materials science Polymeric bioactive delivery vehicles and DNA separation materials Novel principles for micro-scale measurements of materials physical properties High Throughput approach to discovery of Deep UV photoresists In-situ sensors for materials physical properties Ultimate sensitivity of solid state physical properties sensors Solid state sensors for micro-rheology Sensors for cryogenic liquids and refrigerants

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