Patent ID: 7898045

Claim:
A device, comprising: two or more electrically conductive plates on a top surface of a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer on top surfaces of said two or more conductive plates, said top surfaces of said two or more conductive plates exposed in respective openings in said second insulating layer over each conductive plate of said two or more conductive plates; an electrically conductive mat of nanotubes suspended across said openings; an electrically conductive first pad connected to said mat of nanotubes; and wherein said mat of nanotubes is deflectable over said openings by an accelerating force having a vector component applied in a direction perpendicular to said top surface of said conductive plates such that any portions of said mat of nanotubes brought into physical contact with any top surfaces of any of said conductive plates will remain attached to said top surfaces of said conductive plates by van der Waals forces after removal of said accelerating force.