Engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles

Engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles

MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based "tractor beam," like the one that captures the Millennium Falcon in the film "Star Wars," that could someday help biologists and clinicians study DNA, classify cells, and investigate the mechanisms of disease.

MIT Engineers Create a Chip-Based Tractor Beam for Biological Particles - Semiconductor Digest

The tiny device uses a tightly focused beam of light to capture and manipulate cells.

MIT engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles

MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based “tractor beam,” like the one that captures the Millennium Falcon in the film “Star Wars,” that could someday help biologists and clinicians study DNA, classify cells, and investigate the mechanisms of disease. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, the device uses a beam of light emitted by a silicon-photonics chip to manipulate… Source

Chip-based tractor beam for biological particles

3.10.2024 - The tiny device uses a tightly focused beam of light to capture and manipulate cells. MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based 'tractor beam,' like the one that captures the Millennium Falcon in the film 'Star Wars,' that could someday help biologists and clinicians study DNA, classify cells, and investigate the mechanisms of disease.