It's also an antenna!

"Operating at gigahertz speeds, the technology could help further
miniaturize wireless communication devices like cell phones, which
exchange information at gigahertz frequencies."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0212195221.htm

"A team of Boston University physicists led by Assistant Professor
Pritiraj Mohanty developed the nanomechanical oscillator."

That's BU College of Engineering's Department of Aerospace and
Mechanical Engineering, not the MET department.

On 17 Feb 2005 15:54:49 -0800, "Bill" wrote:

It's also an antenna!

"Operating at gigahertz speeds, the technology could help further
miniaturize wireless communication devices like cell phones, which
exchange information at gigahertz frequencies."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0212195221.htm

"A team of Boston University physicists led by Assistant Professor
Pritiraj Mohanty developed the nanomechanical oscillator."

That's BU College of Engineering's Department of Aerospace and
Mechanical Engineering, not the MET department.

Hi Bill,

Another example of why BU is not MIT.

The geometries are wholly out of order with electrical resonance. The
"antenna" is an opportunistic description, unrelated to its actual
dimensions and operation. Calling the oscillations nanomechanical is
fine, but it remains mechanical (phonons not electrons).

However calling it nano anything when the size is 1µM+ across (and
tens of that in length) is a strain on the nomenclature. In other
words, a technology trying to be hip - or putting old wine in new
bottles.

How this "Holds Promise For Telecommunications" is another strain when
optical coupling easily eclipses this vague puffery.

As for the claim of fastest moving nanostructure yet created begs the
observation that these folks don't really have a very deep view of
what is going on in the nanotech field. Going on to tie themselves
into "quantum computing" misses the mark so widely (and wildly) is
another clue of marketing being scattered in search of funding.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC