Controlled Nanoscale Motion Nobel Symposium 131 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Linke, Heiner (Editor), Månsson, Alf (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 711
• Subjects: Engineering.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Nanotechnology.; Biomaterials.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.

When the size of a machine approaches the nanometer scale, thermal fluctuations become large compared to the energies that drive the motor. The control of motion at the nanoscale therefore requires physical understanding and technical approaches that are fundamentally different from those that are s...