Nanoactuators Based on Electrostatic Forces on Dielectrics
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Friday, April 01 2005
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Large force-to-mass ratios could be achieved at the nanoscale.
Nanoactuators of a proposed type would exploit the forces exerted by electric fields on dielectric materials. As used here, “nanoactuators” includes motors, manipulators, and other active mechanisms that have dimensions of the order of nanometers and/or are designed to manipulate objects that have dimensions of the order of nanometers.
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