JILA instrument for accurately tracking
microscopic objects such as DNA molecules for many hours is pictured.
It uses the pressure of a highly focused laser beam to levitate and manipulate delicate
microscopic objects such as viruses, bacteria and DNA strands without causing them damage.
Not exact matches
That's not enough to send the beams around sharp corners, but they could be guided around
objects,
such as cells, in
microscopic applications.
An X-ray beam of
such intensity will, of course, destroy any
microscopic object it irradiates, but with free - electron lasers the diffraction event is faster than the coulombic explosion, so data can still be obtained.