Tractor Beam (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tractor Beam

Caption

This chip-based "tractor-beam," which uses an intensely focused beam of light to capture and manipulate biological particles without damaging the cells, could help biologists study the mechanisms of diseases.

Credit

Sampson Wilcox, RLE

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License

CC BY-ND

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