News: Putting a damper on nanoresonators.

@article{Bunch2011NewsPA,
  title={News: Putting a damper on nanoresonators.},
  author={Joseph Scott Bunch},
  journal={Nature nanotechnology},
  year={2011},
  volume={6 6},
  pages={
          331-2
        }
}
  • J. Bunch
  • Published 1 June 2011
  • Physics, Engineering
  • Nature nanotechnology
The observation of nonlinear damping in resonators made from carbon nanotubes and graphene should lead to an improved understanding of energy losses in nanomechanical devices. 
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