The Future of Small.

 

Paul McEuen

 

John A. Newman Professor of Physical Science, Cornell University

Director, Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science

 

Small is, put simply, big. Ever-smaller electronic devices have revolutionized our lives, placing unprecedented computational power and communication abilities literally in the palm of our hands. But small is not over. A different type of miniaturization, the miniaturization of machines, is only just getting underway. In this talk, I will discuss some strategies to construct micro and nano scale machines and the interesting physics to be explored. Included will be results from my own group on everything from using 2D materials for paper arts to listening to the world’s smallest guitar.