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Diamond Clocks on a Chip

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Published March 28, 2013
Defects in diamond could be used to engineer portable timekeeping devices as precise as modern atomic clocks, according to a new theoretical proposal.
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A Molecule-Sized Light Switch

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Phys. Rev. Focus 26, 26 (2010) – Published December 27, 2010
A switch made from a molecule and an atom can be reliably turned on and off many times, and its inventors recorded its motion in great detail. It could be used in future nanoscale circuits.
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Tuning conductance

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Published April 29, 2010
A single-molecule junction on a silver surface exhibits orders-of-magnitude variation in conductance.