Nanotube Oscillator Could Weigh Individual Atoms
September 16, 2004 | Source: KurzweilAI
Using a carbon nanotube, Cornell University researchers have produced a tiny electromechanical oscillator that might be capable of weighing a single atom.
The device, perhaps the smallest of its kind ever produced, can be tuned across a wide range of radio frequencies, and one day might replace bulky power-hungry elements in electronic circuits.
The device also has applications in mass sensing and basic research.