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Nanoparticle levitation on-chip

A platform for optical levitation of nanoparticles on the surface of a chip shows promise for portable quantum sensors of motion and force.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of levitation on a hybrid electrical–optical chip setup.

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Monteiro, T.S. Nanoparticle levitation on-chip. Nat. Nanotechnol. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-024-01689-z

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