• Question: can a light a force to move object

    Asked by Gravity gaint 23 to Reka, Pip, Kuntal, Kate, Ajay on 14 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Reka Nagy

      Reka Nagy answered on 14 Nov 2016:

      Yes it can! The stronger the light, the heavier the object it can move.

      Scientists use what are called optical tweezers, which means they use strong light beams coming from lasers to move around small objects. Optical tweezers are mainly used to study biological phenomena.

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