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The nanoscale resonators developed at Cornell can exert relatively strong forces on tiny particles, leading the way to important advancements in MEMS and MOMS systems
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Scientists at Cornell University report they can now use a light beam carrying a single milliwatt of power to move objects and even change the optical properties of silicon from opaque to transparent at the nanometric scale. Such an advancement could prove very useful for the future of micro-electromechanical (MEMS) and micro-optomechanical (MOMS) systems.
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