Nanotribology

Summary of Findings.- 1. Nanotribology and the NSF.- 2. MEMS Program at DARPA.- 3. Scale Effects and the Molecular Origins of Tribological Behavior.- 4. Nanoscale Analysis of Wear Mechanisms.- 5. Dependence of Frictional Properties of Hydrocarbon Chains on Tip Contact Area.- 6. Nanohydrodynamics and Coherent Structures.- 7. Modeling Adhesive Forces for Ultra Low Flying Head Disk Interfaces.- 8. Self-Lubricating Buckyballs and Buckytubes for Nanobearings and Gears: Science or Science F(r)iction?.- 9. Carbon Nanotubes: Objects of Well-Defined Geometry for New Studies in Nanotribology Correction.- 10. A Novel Frictional Force Microscope with 3-Dimensional Force Detection.- 11. Quantification of Friction in Microsystem Contacts.- 12. Nanoengineering and Tribophysics for MEMS.- 13. Materials and Reliability Issues in MEMs and Microsystems.- 14. Surface Characteristics of Integrated MEMS in High-Volume Production.- 15. Tribological Issues in the Implementation of a MEMS-Based Torpedo Safety and Arming Device.- 16. Challenges for Lubrication in High Speed MEMS.- 17. Electrical Phenomena at the Interface of Rolling-Contact, Electrostatic Actuators.- 18. The Use of Surface Tension for the Design of MEMS Actuators.- 19. Mesoscale Machining Capabilities and Issues.- 20. An Overview of Nano-Micro-Meso Scale Manufacturing at the NIST.- 21. LIGA-Based Micromechanical Systems and Ceramic Nanocomposite Surface Coating.- 22. Nanotribology of Thin Film Magnetic Recording Media.- 23. Nanolubrication: Concept and Design.- 24. Molecularly Assembled Interfaces for Nanomachines.- 25. STM-QCM Studies of Vapor Phase Lubricants.- 26. Micro-Hardness and Micro-Wear Measurements on Magnetic Heads.- 27. Bonding and Interparticle Interactions of Silica Nanoparticles.- 28. Macroscale Insight from Nanoscale Testing.- 29. Surface Forces and Friction Between Cellulose Surfaces in Aqueous Media.