A team of engineers has developed microscopic components and assemble them to larger objects with the aid of laser tweezers. They are thus establishing methods that one day may be utilized to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have developed a new class of optical nanotweezers that can trap and detect biomolecules, viruses and DNA more rapidly. The technology can also use ...

Optoelectronic tweezers (OET) represent a cutting‐edge approach that employs projected light patterns to generate virtual electrodes on a photoconductive surface. These electrodes induce ...

Lithium niobate crystals, renowned for their exceptional photorefractive and ferroelectric properties, have emerged as a pivotal component in the development of optoelectronic tweezers. These devices ...

A pair of “micro tweezers” that use an electric field to gently manipulate biological cells have been developed by US researchers. The tweezers cause less stress than conventional manipulation methods ...