Microphone for light: Tiny guitar string vibrates 1 billion times when plucked

Scientists have engineered a tiny guitar string that vibrates 1 billion times when plucked. They would like to use it as a microphone for light.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412141008.htm

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