Any polarizable body placed in an inhomogeneous electric field experiences a dielectric
force. This phenomenon is well known from the macroscopic world: a water jet is deflected …

Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are nano-to-micrometer scale mechanical
resonators coupled to electronic devices of similar dimensions. NEMS show promise for fast …

Following recent insights into energy storage and loss mechanisms in
nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), nanomechanical resonators with increasingly high …

Nanoelectromechanical systems NEMS are drawing interest from both technical and
scientific communities. These are electromechanical systems, much like …

Nanoelectromechanical systems are evolving, with new scientific studies and technical
applications emerging. Mechanical devices are shrinking in thickness and width to reduce …

The force exerted by photons is of fundamental importance in light–matter interactions. For
example, in free space, optical tweezers have been widely used to manipulate atoms and …

The sensitive measurement of electrical signals is at the heart of modern technology.
According to the principles of quantum mechanics, any detector or amplifier necessarily …

Electromechanical devices are rapidly being miniaturized, following the trend in commercial
transistor electronics. Miniature electromechanical devices—now with dimensions in the …

The use of optical forces to manipulate small objects is well known. Applications include the
manipulation of living cells by optical tweezers and optical cooling in atomic physics. The …

Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) that operate in the megahertz (MHz) regime allow
energy transducibility between different physical domains. For example, they convert optical …