Nanodevice fabrication with high-resolution electron beam lithography now allows a new class of sensors where electrical and mechanical properties of tiny solid (mostly semiconductors) elements are exploited to design mass, pressure, or displacement sensors of unparallel sensitivity.
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Figure above shows nearly two orders of magnitude enhancement in the sensitivity of electromechanical devices when these are coupled electromigration-damaged metallic films