Physicists demonstrate a new device for manipulating and moving tiny objects with light
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 09:52
in Physics & Chemistry
When you shine a beam of light on your hand, you don't feel much, except for a little bit of heat generated by the beam. When you shine that same light into a world that is measured on the nano- or micro scale, the light becomes a powerful manipulating tool that you can use to move objects around – trapped securely in the light.