Mechanical resonators are widely used in sensors, transducers and optomechanical
systems, where mechanical dissipation sets the ultimate limit to performance. Over the past …

Nanomechanical resonators have applications in a wide variety of technologies ranging
from biochemical sensors to mobile communications, quantum computing, inertial sensing …

At room temperature, mechanical motion driven by the quantum backaction of light has been
observed only in pioneering experiments in which an optical restoring force controls the …

Systems with low mechanical dissipation are extensively used in precision measurements
such as gravitational wave detection, atomic force microscopy, and quantum control of …

For decades, mechanical resonators with high sensitivity have been realized using thin‐film
materials under high tensile loads. Although there are remarkable strides in achieving low …

In strained mechanical resonators, the concurrence of tensile stress and geometric
nonlinearity dramatically reduces dissipation. This phenomenon, called dissipation dilution …

From ultrasensitive detectors of fundamental forces to quantum networks and sensors,
mechanical resonators are enabling next‐generation technologies to operate in room …

High‐quality factor (Qm) mechanical resonators are crucial for applications where low noise
and long coherence time are required, as mirror suspensions, quantum cavity …

Structural hierarchy is found in myriad biological systems and has improved man-made
structures ranging from the Eiffel tower to optical cavities. In mechanical resonators whose …

High-aspect-ratio mechanical resonators are pivotal in precision sensing, from macroscopic
gravitational wave detectors to nanoscale acoustics. However, fabrication challenges and …