A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device
A design is proposed for a mechanical device made of a nanoscale pinion sandwiched without contact between two racks that exert opposing forces rooted in the quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field via the lateral Casimir force. The built-in frustration in the design of the system helps it...
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IOP Publishing
2009
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| author | Miri, M Ramin, G |
| author_facet | Miri, M Ramin, G |
| author_sort | Miri, M |
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| description | A design is proposed for a mechanical device made of a nanoscale pinion sandwiched without contact between two racks that exert opposing forces rooted in the quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field via the lateral Casimir force. The built-in frustration in the design of the system helps it to react dramatically to minute changes in the geometrical features, which suggests that it could act as a good sensor. The noncontact nature of this device could help solve the infamous wear problem in nanoscale mechanical devices. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:cb7378f3-d25c-4020-866d-a8b64fc0a2b82022-03-27T07:14:53ZA frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack deviceJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:cb7378f3-d25c-4020-866d-a8b64fc0a2b8EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordIOP Publishing2009Miri, MRamin, GA design is proposed for a mechanical device made of a nanoscale pinion sandwiched without contact between two racks that exert opposing forces rooted in the quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field via the lateral Casimir force. The built-in frustration in the design of the system helps it to react dramatically to minute changes in the geometrical features, which suggests that it could act as a good sensor. The noncontact nature of this device could help solve the infamous wear problem in nanoscale mechanical devices. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd. |
| spellingShingle | Miri, M Ramin, G A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device |
| title | A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device |
| title_full | A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device |
| title_fullStr | A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device |
| title_full_unstemmed | A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device |
| title_short | A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device |
| title_sort | frustrated non contact rack pinion rack device |
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