• Toward local growth of individual nanowires on three-dimensional microstructures by using a minimally invasive catalyst templating method

• In situ micropillar compression reveals superior strength and ductility but an absence of damage in lamellar bone

• In situ stable crack growth at the micron scale

• Multi-metal electrohydrodynamic redox 3D printing at the submicron scale

• Plate-nanolattices at the theoretical limit of stiffness and strength

• Achieving micron-scale plasticity and theoretical strength in Silicon

• Achieving ultrahigh fatigue resistance in AlSi10Mg alloy by additive manufacturing

• Dynamic diagnosis of metamaterials through laser-induced vibrational signatures

• Reduced partitioning of plastic strain for strong and yet ductile precipitate-strengthened alloys

• Statistics of dislocation avalanches in FCC and BCC metals: dislocation mechanisms and mean swept distances across microsample sizes and temperatures

• Size-induced twinning in InSb semiconductor during room temperature deformation

• Multiscale mechanical consequences of ocean acidification for cold-water corals

• Revealing the static and dynamic nanomechanical properties of diatom frustules—Nature's glass lace

• Mechanical properties and interface toughness of metal filled nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide coatings on aluminum

• In situ micropillar compression of an anisotropic metal-organic framework single crystal

• Extreme shear-deformation-induced modification of defect structures and hierarchical microstructure in an Al–Si alloy

• High temperature impact testing of a thin hard coating using a novel high-frequency in situ micromechanical device

• Ni nanocluster composites for enhanced impact resistance of multilayered arc-PVD ceramic coatings

• Experimental study of wear-induced delamination for DLC coated automotive components

• Microstructure-driven strengthening of TiB 2 coatings deposited by pulsed magnetron sputtering