The integrations needed to determine beam deflections require the enforcement of the appropriate displacement and rotation boundary conditions (BCs). It is important that we be able to recognize these ...

Cantilevers are tiny flexible beams that can adapt ... allowing the cantilever to be thick while remaining flexible enough for high deflection sensitivity," Dr. Hosseini explained.

Schematic illustration of Friction Force Microscopy (FFM). The AFM cantilever, a small diving board-like structure about 200 micrometers long, 50 micrometers wide, and 1 micrometer thick, has a sharp ...