NIST Shows Ultrasonically Propelled Nanorods Spin Dizzyingly Fast (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Shows Ultrasonically Propelled Nanorods Spin Dizzyingly Fast

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In this image, a nanoparticle traces the microvortical flow around a nanorod rotating at up to 150,000 RPM propelled by ultrasound.

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Balk/NIST

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