A new device that converts laser light into mechanical work could be used to manipulate nano-scale objects for applications in nanofluidics and particle sorting. The device, which is based on a self-assembled hexagonal array of nanoparticles that operates like a gear, can perform work in conventional environments such as room temperature liquids, according to Norbert Scherer of the University of Chicago, who led the research effort to develop it.
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