Nanotechnology/Nanomechanics

Navigate << Prev: Nanoelectronics >< Main: Nanotechnology >> Next: Nanofluidics __TOC__ thumb|Example of a nanomechanical system: Molecularly sized gears Nanomechanics Some of the mechanical aspects of nanotechnology is Extreme Youngs modulus materials High frequency resonances in nanoscale oscillators NEMS Nano-electro-mechanical systems Mechanics of beams and cantilevers Cantilevers are essential in many mechanical systems: Nanotubes, nanowires and atomic force microscopes... The harmonic oscillator Fundamental in the description of any oscillating systems is the harmonic oscillator and the quantum mechanical version, the Quantum harmonic oscillator. References See also notes on editing this book about how to add references Nanotechnology/About#How_to_contribute.