Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

Mechanical interactions are fundamental to biology. Mechanical forces of chemical origin
determine motility and adhesion on the cellular scale, and govern transport and affinity on …

The auditory system is the most efficient and straightforward communication strategy for
connecting human beings and robots. Here, we designed a self-powered triboelectric …

Piezoelectric microsystems are of use in areas such as mechanical sensing, energy
conversion and robotics. The systems typically have a planar structure, but transforming …

Develo** microscale sensors capable of force measurements down to the scale of
piconewtons is of fundamental importance for a wide range of applications. To date …

Continuous tuning of material properties is highly desirable for a wide range of applications,
with strain engineering being an interesting way of achieving it. The tuning range, however …

Back in December 1959, future Nobel laureate Richard Feynman gave a visionary and now
oft-quoted talk entitled “There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom.” The occasion was an …

Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) resonators can detect mass with exceptional
sensitivity. Previously, mass spectra from several hundred adsorption events were …

In this paper, we review a recent technology development based on coupled MEMS
resonators that has the potential of fundamentally transforming MEMS resonant sensors …