Method and System to Control the Mechanical Stiffness of Nanoscale Components by Electrical Current Flow
AssigneeThe Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and the other members of Board, of the College of the Holy
InventorsJohn Boland, Eoin McCarthy
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and system to control the mechanical stiffness of a nanoscale component comprising the steps of applying a current to the nano-scale component; and increasing or decreasing the mechanical stiffness of the material by controlling the current flow applied to the component. The invention also provides a NanoElectroMechanical (NEMs) device comprising a controlled mechanical stiffness.
Claims17
A method to control the mechanical stiffness of a nanoscale component comprising the steps of:
- applying a current to the nanoscale component;
- increasing or decreasing the mechanical stiffness of the material by controlling the current flow applied to the component.
A system for controlling the mechanical stiffness of a nanoscale component comprising:
- a source for applying a current to the nanoscale component;
- a controller for increasing or decreasing the mechanical stiffness of the material by controlling the current flow applied to the component.
A NanoElectroMechanical (NEMs) device comprising a controlled mechanical stiffness.
A method to control the mechanical stiffness of a nanoscale component comprising the steps of:
- applying a voltage to the nanoscale component;
- increasing or decreasing the mechanical stiffness of the material by controlling the voltage flow applied to the component.
A system for controlling the mechanical stiffness of a nanoscale component comprising:
- a source for applying a voltage to the nanoscale component;
- a controller for increasing or decreasing the mechanical stiffness of the material by controlling the voltage flow applied to the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.