Holographic Optical Traps Manipulate and Assemble Multiple Nanowires
Jan 1, 2006 — In the nanoworld, loads of devices can be packed into a small area. But to get them there, these tiny objects must be organized into a structure, which is not easy to do with lithographic methods or even with optical tweezers. To address this challenge, researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and at New York University have developed a holographic approach to nanoassembly that enables the simultaneous manipulation of multiple nanowires.
Nanowires can be cut (a), bent and...