For the past three decades nanoscience has widely affected many areas in physics,
chemistry and engineering, and has led to numerous fundamental discoveries, as well as …

Quantum mechanics sets a limit for the precision of continuous measurement of the position
of an oscillator. We show how it is possible to measure an oscillator without quantum back …

The past decade saw the emergence of new temperature sensors that have the potential to
disrupt a century-old measurement infrastructure based on resistance thermometry. In this …

Optical monitoring of the position and alignment of objects with a precision of only a few
nanometres is key in applications such as smart manufacturing and force sensing …

Optomechanical systems have been exploited in ultrasensitive measurements of force,
acceleration and magnetic fields. The fundamental limits for optomechanical sensing have …

Optomechanical systems offer new opportunities in quantum information processing and
quantum sensing. Many solid-state quantum devices operate at millikelvin temperatures …

Cavity magnomechanics, exhibiting remarkable experimental tunability, rich magnonic
nonlinearities, and compatibility with various quantum systems, has witnessed considerable …

The interaction between magnons and mechanical vibrations dynamically modifies the
properties of the mechanical oscillator, such as its frequency and decay rate. Known as …

The nonlinear component of the optomechanical interaction between light and mechanical
vibration promises many exciting classical and quantum mechanical applications, but is …

Optomechanical systems in the well-resolved-sideband regime are ideal for studying a
myriad of quantum phenomena with mechanical systems, including backaction-evading …