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Stories about: cantilevers

Harvesting Energy from Basic Actions Scientists at the Duke University are among the leading ones in the world when it comes to figuring out ways of tapping into everyday, common actions for extracting electricity. They are especially good at converting forms of energy such as motion in other forms that can power up computers and cell phones, as well as... 29 October 2009 05:00 GMT Yale Experts Create Silicon-Based Nano-Cantilevers As the quest for the smallest material and basic components of matter accelerates, scientists around the world are currently faced with a more and more pressing issue – the lack of appropriate means of investigating single atoms and molecules. They require a tool that can detect even the smallest amounts of mov... 27 April 2009 04:05 GMT