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Putting a damper on nanoresonators

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The observation of nonlinear damping in resonators made from carbon nanotubes and graphene should lead to an improved understanding of energy losses in nanomechanical devices.

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Figure 1: Artist's impression of a graphene resonator between two metal electrodes.

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