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Nanoscience offers fascinating opportunities for science education as it links the achievements of modern technology to traditional models of science. In this article we present a nanotechnology orientated lesson on oscillations, suitable for physics courses at high schools and universities. The focus of the lesson is in forced oscillations on a cantilever beam used as a sensor in scanning probe microscopy or as an independent micro mechanical force sensor.
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Lindell, A., Viiri, J. Teaching Oscillations by a Model of Nanoresonator. J Sci Educ Technol 18, 556–559 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-009-9170-6
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