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MIT engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles: « The tiny device uses a tightly focused beam of light to capture and manipulate cells. »

A chip-based “tractor beam” can trap and manipulate biological particles using a tightly focused beam of light emitted from a silicon-photonics chip. The device could help biologists and clinicians study DNA, classify cells, and investigate the mechanisms of disease.

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