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Scanning electron microscope images of VO2 freestanding nanowires with widths of 400 nm. Credit: Osaka University

Nanowire resonators can be used to miniaturize energy-efficient electronics. Computers that fit in our pockets, television screens no thicker than a door, and cars only slightly bigger than their passengers, technology is constantly getting smaller. A major reason for this miniaturization is the development of nano-size resonators, which convert small levels of electrical power into mechanical oscillations at high frequencies.

“Nano-electromechanical resonators are used in all sorts of modern technology...