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Nanoelectromechanical system

Nanoelectromechanical systems are tiny machines made up of really small parts called "nano" parts. Imagine that you have a toy car with all the parts really, really tiny. The parts are so small that you can't even see them with your eyes - you need a special tool called a microscope to see them.

Now, these tiny machines do something pretty exciting - they can move around and change shape in response to electricity. Kind of like when you turn on a toy car and it starts moving. But instead of the car moving, the different parts of this tiny machine move when we give them a little electricity.

Scientists and engineers make these tiny machines for lots of reasons. One big reason is to help us make even smaller and more powerful devices, like phones and computers. But there are many other things nanoelectromechanical systems can do, and we are still exploring and learning about them!