Acoustic tweezers can position tiny objects

Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:42 in Physics & Chemistry

University Park, Pa. -- Manipulating tiny objects like single cells or nanosized beads often requires relatively large, unwieldy equipment, but now a system that uses sound as a tiny tweezers can be small enough to place on a chip, according to Penn State engineers.

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