Swirled by light

Mark I. Dykman
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Mark I. Dykman: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA. dykman@pa.msu.edu

Nature, 2009, vol. 461, issue 7268, 1226-1226

Abstract: A micrometre-sized particle immersed in a liquid can be trapped by light. An experiment shows that the trapping can be accompanied by a whirling whose direction can be reversed by changing the light intensity.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1038/4611226a

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