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Holographic Laser Tweezers To Manipulate Cells

Posted by timothy on from the to-fit-on-the-head-of-mutant-minnows dept.

SteamyMobile writes "How do you move things as small as single cells? Using tweezers, of course, but not just any tweezers. These tweezers must be holographic laser tweezers, developed at the University of Glasgow and Oxford University. These tweezers use a hologram to structure a light source in such a way as to exert just enough gentle pressure to move a cell. First, they use light to move water, and now this. I can think of some applications, too."

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  1. I can see the cheap magazine ads now... by JavaRob · · Score: 2, Funny

    NEW Laser Tweezers! Remove unwanted, excessive facial hair... permanently! Recommended by a number* of well-known physicians!

    (* number may be any integer)

    Oh, wait -- manipulating _cells_.
    Yeah, I guess that's also useful to humanity... but not as exciting.