(VIDEO)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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Catching a particle. Thousands of tiny model aerosols pass through optical tweezers when suddenly, boom! One particle becomes trapped. The aerosol particle is glowing green as it scatters the laser light. 

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© Andrea Stöllner / ISTA

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