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Physicists Create Tractor Beam for Microscopic Particles

by James Devitt Nov 14, 2012
NYU physicists have created a tractor beam capable of pulling particles micrometers in size. This so-called optical conveyor tractor beam has a range of potential applications, from microfluidics in the near term to far-out applications like collecting dust samples from comet tails.
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Arts and Science, Research, Faculty | Article
Courant’s Marateck Describes Math Theory Behind Higgs Boson Finding

by James Devitt Nov 14, 2012
Samuel Marateck, a senior lecturer at NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Science, unpacks scholarship dating back to the era following World War II that provided the scientific foundation for the search.
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Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Research, Faculty | Article

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