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SMALL WONDER.
- Source :
-
New Scientist . 02/17/2001, Vol. 169 Issue 2278, p42. 4p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Describes an experiment involving a single molecule made of sixty carbon atoms, also known as a buckyball, which bounced when a single electron hit it. Finding that the molecule moved in accordance with principles of quantum mechanics; Possibility of a future field called quantum electro-mechanics, which focuses on the link between electronic and mechanical motion; Implications for electronics and nanotechnology.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02624079
- Volume :
- 169
- Issue :
- 2278
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Scientist
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 4106037