Mechanical Sensors on a Silicon Chip (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Mechanical Sensors on a Silicon Chip

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An example of some of the tiny technology to be developed through this collaboration: an array of mechanical sensors on a silicon chip, read-out with laser light and controlled electrically. Each sensor is capable of resolving motion with resolution better than the width of a neutron.

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Dr. Christopher Baker

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