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Mechanical memory sees the light

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A nanomechanical beam coupled to an optical cavity can be operated as a non-volatile memory element.

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Figure 1: The nanomechanical beam in the Yale experiment exhibits a slight buckle, which means that it is either in an up ('1') or a down ('0') state when it is at rest (bottom).

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Cole, G., Aspelmeyer, M. Mechanical memory sees the light. Nature Nanotech 6, 690–691 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.199

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