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SMALL WONDER.

Authors :
Cho, Adrian
Source :
New Scientist. 02/17/2001, Vol. 169 Issue 2278, p42. 4p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2001

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