These include biotic and abiotic transformation such as chemical, photochemical, and biological processes as well as mechanical processes, such as tillage abrasion, freezing and thawing.
We have identified a new population of friable fine-grained micrometeorites; the absence of such particles in previous collections can be explained by their destruction by mechanical processes.
Coarse mode particles, with diameters > 2.5 μm, are generally produced by mechanical processes.
Particles in the coarse mode are produced by mechanical processes (grinding, erosion, and resuspension by the wind).
ATR may enable cells to cope with mechanical strain imposed by molecular processes, such as chromosome dynamics.
Mg or other alkali and alkaline earth metals can lead to the formations of various intermetallics in HEAs prepared by conventional casting, but could be dissolved into solid solutions by non-equilibrium processes such as mechanical alloying.
Our study demonstrates the importance of the combined use of traditional and relatively novel microscopy techniques in understanding mechanical regulation by crucial cellular processes, such as the cell cycle.
Thermosetting epoxy resins are attractive materials for many engineering applications, as they are low in density, with excellent mechanical properties and easily fabricated by processes such as injection molding, extrusion and vacuum forming.
Degradation refers to the process of reduction of mechanical properties by mechanical growth, such as (1) progressive micro-cracking, (2) physical processes, for example creep, or (3) by chemical processes, such as oxidation, breaking of bonds, or forming of new bonds, all potentially deleterious effects.
An approach combining mechanical and electrical processes, such as an AFM technique that simultaneously uses a mechanical load and bias voltage, could be developed in the future.
