Torsional pendulum (IMAGE)

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Torsional pendulum

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The video shows a torsional — or turning — pendulum device made from the graphene-SiO2 composite structure. When it is irradiated with laser light, the pendulum turns toward the light.

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Lei Wang, QingDao University of Science and Technology

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