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Winter 2020-2021 | Research in 2020

FRONTIERS

Research at the Forefront

From Mach speed to strengthening security and materials.

Light powers world's fastest-spinning object

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Scientists at Purdue University have created the world’s fastest-spinning human-made object and the most sensitive torque detector by suspending a nanoparticle in a vacuum with a laser, and then using a second laser to test its torque sensitivity.

Source: Light powers world’s fastest-spinning object

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College of Engineering at Purdue University