%0 journal article
%@ 1047-4838
%A Lilleodden, E.T.
%D 2009
%J JOM: Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
%N 3
%P 13 

%T Novel Techniques for Nanomechanical Characterization
%U 
3 
%X This commentary introduces the three papers included in the topic Novel Techniques for Nanomechanical Characterization. The topic aims to provide an overview of a set of experimental methods used in small-scale mechanical characterization, to offer advantages and disadvantages of the application of these methods to real materials problems, and to give insight into the future of the field of nanomechanics.