This paper focuses on advancements in three areas of analyzing interfaces, namely, acoustic microscopy for detecting damage to closely spaced interfaces, thermal imaging to detect damage and degradation of thermal interface materials and laser spallation, a relatively new concept to understand the strength of interfaces. Acoustic microscopy has been used widely in the semiconductor assembly and...

Nanomaterials are being increasingly used for the development of electrochemical DNA biosensors, due to the unique electrocatalytic properties found in nanoscale materials. They offer excellent prospects for interfacing biological recognition events with electronic signal transduction and for designing a new generation of bioelectronic devices exhibiting novel functions. In particular, nanomate...

The current practice to validate flight control laws relies on applying linear analysis tools to assess the closed loop stability and performance characteristics about many trim conditions. Nonlinear simulations are then used to provide further confidence in the linear analyses and also to uncover dynamic characteristics, e.g. limit cycles, which are not revealed by the linear analysis. This pa...