Researchers have long wanted to be able to control macroscopic mechanical objects in their smallest possible state of motion. Success in achieving that goal heralds a new generation of quantum experiments.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Hofheinz, M. et al. Nature 459, 546–549 (2009).
O'Connell, A. D. et al. Nature 464, 697–703 (2010).
Cho, A. Science 327, 516–518 (2010).
Rocheleau, T. et al. Nature 463, 72–75 (2009).
Gröblacher, S. et al. Nature Phys. 5, 485–488 (2009).
Schliesser, A. et al. Nature Phys. 5, 509–514 (2009).
LaHaye, M. D. et al. Nature 459, 960–964 (2009).
Gröblacher, S. et al. Nature 460, 724–727 (2009).
Blatt, R. & Wineland, D. J. Nature 453, 1008–1015 (2008).
Cleland, A. N. & Roukes, M. L. Nature 392, 160–162 (1998).
Schwab, K. C. & Roukes, M. L. Phys. Today 58(7), 36–42 (2005).
Cleland, A. N. & Geller, M. R. Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 070501 (2004).
Rabl, P. et al. Preprint at http://lanl.arxiv.org/abs/0908.0316v1 (2009).
Marshall, W., Simon. C., Penrose, R. & Bouwmeester, D. Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 130401 (2003).
Leggett, A. J. Science 307, 871–872 (2005).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
*This article and the paper under discussion2 were published online on 17 March 2010.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Aspelmeyer, M. The surf is up. Nature 464, 685–686 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464685a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/464685a
- Springer Nature Limited
This article is cited by
-
Photons that pivot and shuttle
Nature Nanotechnology (2014)
-
Macroscopic quantum resonators (MAQRO)
Experimental Astronomy (2012)