Nanoelectromechanical rotary current rectifier

Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are devices integrating electrical and mechanical functionality on the nanoscale.Because of individual electron tunneling, such Boxes systems can show rich self-induced, highly nonlinear dynamics.We show theoretically that rotor shuttles, fundamental NEMS without intrinsic frequencies, are able to rectify an osc

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Competition, Drought, Season Length? Disentangling Key Factors for Local Adaptation in Two Mediterranean Annuals across Combined Macroclimatic and Microclimatic Aridity Gradients

ABSTRACT Competition in mesic sites and drought stress combined with short growing seasons in drier sites are key environmental factors along macroclimatic aridity gradients.They impose a triangular trade?off for local adaptation.However, as experiments have rarely disentangled their effects on plant fitness, uncertainty remained whether mesic popu

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