nanocantilever
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]nano- + cantilever
Noun
[edit]nanocantilever (plural nanocantilevers)
- (physics) A strip of silicon carbide, a few hundred nanometres in width, whose vibrational frequency varies in proportion to the mass of objects resting on it; it can detect masses as small as one attogram
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Chemistry World Vol 4 No 3, March 2007
- PhysicsWeb