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Contact: Lynn Yarris
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Caption: A double-walled carbon nanotube NEMS has been used to measure the mass of a single atom of gold. Atoms landing on the tube change the tube's resonant frequency in proportion to the mass of the atoms, much like what happens when a diver hits a springboard.
Credit: image by Kenneth Jensen
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