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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Principais autores: Miri, M, Ramin, G
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: IOP Publishing 2009