Taking up the sci-fi staple of "tractor beams," scientists have developed a way to use light to grab and move minuscule particles on a microchip. The research could lead to fine-grained biological sensors and other precisely built nanoscale devices.
MIT researchers improve `tractor beam'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071030/ap_ ... actor_beam
Use of undefined constants causes assumptions!
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From the "Hmmmm..." department:
I wonder: how does MIT feel about some scientists spelling out "MIT" using bacteria found in human excrement? This isn't a subtle jab at MIT, is it? These people weren't actually Harvard researchers, were they?
Lang and Appleyard proved their technique by getting 16 live E. coli cells to spell out "MIT" on a chip....
I wonder: how does MIT feel about some scientists spelling out "MIT" using bacteria found in human excrement? This isn't a subtle jab at MIT, is it? These people weren't actually Harvard researchers, were they?
