Journal article
A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device
- Abstract:
- 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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- Published
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1088/1742-6596/161/1/012038
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- Journal of Physics: Conference Series More from this journal
- Volume:
- 161
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- 012038
- Publication date:
- 2009-01-01
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1742-6596
- ISSN:
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1742-6588
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English
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178774
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