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June 17, 2016

Drum beats from a one atom thick graphite membrane
Mumbai, India (SPX) Jun 17, 2016
Researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, have demonstrated the ability to manipulate the vibrations of a drum of nanometre scale thickness - realizing the world's smallest and most versatile drum. This work has implications in improving the sensitivity of small detectors of mass - very important in detecting the mass of small molecules like viruses. This also opens the doors to probing exciting new aspects of fundamental physics. The work, recently published in th ... read more

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