For some time, researchers have used optical tweezers to manipulate tiny objects with incredible precision, using carefully controlled beams of laser light. So far, however, this technique has always come with strict limits on how much force it can exert.
Through new research published in Nature, a team led by Dong Wu at Anhui University, China, has unveiled an improved design: a miniature mechanical gripper controlled by light signals through an optical fiber.
Combining the precision of light-based tools with the gripping strength of mechanical devices, the device could make it far easier for researchers to manipulate and assemble objects at the microscale.
Are human brain cells the computer chips of the future? Three companies are competing to make biocomputers out of human neurons, and using them to play Doom, detect explosive molecules, and more.
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You can see the style and how it works. The pixel art sets perfectly, and the density graduation is very clear.
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