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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. missing tag by fivethreeo · · Score: 5, Funny

    transparent aluminum

    1. Re:missing tag by middlemen · · Score: 5, Funny

      single MOMS

  2. That's nothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should see how my laser pointer makes the cat move!