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Crossing a bridge into the unknown

Nature Nanotechnology volume 3, pages 129–130 (2008)Cite this article

The ability to excite extreme states of motion such as shock waves in nanomechanical resonators will provide new insights into the interactions between electrons and phonons.

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Figure 1: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which underwent a severe mechanical deformation and then collapsed owing to gale-force winds, is a good example of a driven harmonic oscillator.

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