• A comparison of three different notching ions for small-scale fracture toughness measurement

• Deformation of lamellar TiAl alloys by longitudinal twinning

• Investigation of the deformation behavior of aluminum micropillars produced by focused ion beam machining using Ga and Xe ions

• Micromechanical strength of individual Al2O3 platelets

• A new beta titanium alloy system reinforced with superlattice intermetallic precipitates

• High temperature fracture toughness of ceramic coatings evaluated using micro-pillar splitting

• Variable temperature micropillar compression to reveal <a> basal slip properties of Zircaloy-4

• Nanostructured NbMoTaW high entropy alloy thin films: High strength and enhanced fracture toughness

• The effect of δ-hydride on the micromechanical deformation of a Zr alloy studied by in situ high angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction

• Self-healing WS2 tribofilms: An in-situ appraisal of mechanisms

• Dislocation-enhanced electrical conductivity in rutile TiO2 accessed by room-temperature nanoindentation

• Temperature dependent critical stress for {101¯2} twinning in magnesium micropillars at cryogenic temperatures

• Shear and delamination behaviour of basal planes in Zr3AlC2 MAX phase studied by micromechanical testing

• Reversible, high temperature softening of plasma-nitrided hot-working steel studied using in situ micro-pillar compression

• Surface oxide layer strengthening and fracture during flattening of powder particles

• Deformation of hard coatings at elevated temperatures

• Interplay of stresses, plasticity at crack tips and small sample dimensions revealed by in-situ microcantilever tests in tungsten

• Structural evolution in a metallic glass pillar upon compression

• The role of β-titanium ligaments in the deformation of dual phase titanium alloys

• Relating fracture toughness to micro-pillar compression response for a laser powder bed additive manufactured bulk metallic glass