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Posted: **Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:17 pm**

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071030/ap_ ... actor_beam

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.

Posted: **Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:11 am**

From the "Hmmmm..." department:

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?

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MIT researchers improve `tractor beam'

MIT researchers improve `tractor beam'