Schematic of optically levitating a nanoparticle with a metalens in a vacuum. The metalens focuses a laser beam to create chip-based optical tweezers. Credit: Kunhong…
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The resonance of ions in nanocrystals creates a strong optical trapping force. Credit: Dr. Fan Wang A significant advance in optical tweezer technology, developed by…
Laser light can be used to capture individual atoms along a very thin glass fiber. Credit: Mathieu L. Juan Scientists have removed an important obstacle…
Intensity distribution of an electric wave field that applies a well-defined torque onto the quadratic target. Credit: TU Wien A Remote Control for Everything Small…
Focused laser light generates an optical “tractor beam,” which can manipulate and orient semiconductor nanorods (red) with metal tips (blue) in an organic solvent solution.…