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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. Re:Future switching? by vegiVamp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't you mean Cloud + Sephiroth ? This *is* slash, after all.

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    What a depressingly stupid machine.