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Light Resonators Used To Move Nano-Sized Objects

Posted by timothy on from the tiny-stuff dept.

ElectricSteve writes "Scientists at Cornell University report they can now use a light beam carrying a single milliwatt of power to move objects and even change the optical properties of silicon from opaque to transparent at the nanometric scale." As the article says, such an advancement "could prove very useful for the future of micro-electromechanical (MEMS) and micro-optomechanical (MOMS) systems."

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  1. MOMS? by ickleberry · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Srsly, who comes up with these acronyms? and don't say it was mom

  2. How about giving credit where due? by Bill+Dimm · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The article doesn't give the names of any of the people involved in this, or any links where more detail can be found. Isn't it bad enough that researchers are paid crap; do they have to be anonymous too? How about giving these people some credit for their work.