Electromechanics also operates at the nanoscale
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 20:30
in Physics & Chemistry
What limits the behavior of a carbon nanotube? This is a question that many scientists are trying to answer. Physicists have now shown that electromechanical principles are valid also at the nanometer scale. In this way, the unique properties of carbon nanotubes can be combined with classical physics -- and this may prove useful in the quantum computers of the future.