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Ahn et al levitated a nanoparticle in vacuum and driven it to rotate at high speed, which they hope will help them study the properties of vacuum and quantum mechanics. Image credit: Vincent Walter, Purdue University.

Researchers Develop World’s Fastest Nanomechanical Rotor

Jul 24, 2018 by News Staff

At more than 60 billion revolutions per minute, a nanomechanical rotor developed by Purdue University researcher Tongcang Li and co-authors is more than...