• Direct measurement of Lighthill’s energetic efficiency of a minimal magnetic microswimmer 

      Calero, Carles; García Torres, José Manuel; Ortiz Ambriz, Antonio; Sagués Mestres, Francesc; Pagonabarraga, I.; Tierno, Prieto (2019-09-27)
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      The realization of artificial microscopic swimmers able to propel in viscous fluids is an emergent research field of fundamental interest and vast technological applications. For certain functionalities, the efficiency ...
    • Disparos a las estrellas 

      Barceló Garcia, Miquel (2016-06)
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    • High Quality Factor Mechanical Resonators Based on WSe2 Monolayers 

      Morell, Nicolas; Reserbat-Plantey, Antoine; Tsioutsios, Ioannis; Schädler, Kevin Gerd; Dubin, François; Koppens, Frank H. L.; Bachtold, Adrian (ACS, 2016-07-26)
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      Suspended monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) are membranes that combine ultralow mass and exceptional optical properties, making them intriguing materials for opto-mechanical applications. However, the low ...
    • Nanomechanics of flexoelectric switching 

      Alcalá Cabrelles, Jorge (2015)
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      We examine the phenomenon of flexoelectric switching of polarization in ultrathin films of barium titanate induced by a tip of an atomic force microscope (AFM). The spatial distribution of the tip-induced flexoelectricity ...
    • Nanotecnología 

      Barceló Garcia, Miquel (1998-11)
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    • Tracking intracellular forces and mechanical property changes in mouse one-cell embryo development 

      Duch Llobera, Marta; Torras, Núria; Castilla López, Roberto (2020-05-25)
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      Cells comprise mechanically active matter that governs their functionality, but intracellular mechanics are difficult to study directly and are poorly understood. However, injected nanodevices open up opportunities to ...