Optical Tweezers: Trapping Objects with Lasers

Host: Almost a Doctor Matthew
Videographers: Awesome People Kate & Nick

Tractor beams are not just the stuff of science fiction. Here we explore one method of building tractor beams, known as optical tweezers.

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