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Laser Tweezers: Reach Out and Grab Bacteria!

Visit our lab to see how we utilize "optical tweezers" that use lasers to reach out, grab, and manipulate individual swimming cells. It is a very interactive, hands-on method with video game-like joystick action. We invite the public to use our microscope and try to catch and grab hold of live cells and interact with them. We will learn about cells from the bottom up, and about the latest in technology that allows us to see and interact with individual cells and molecules.

Presented by:

  • Matthew Comstock, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, MSU
  • Kasun Senanayake, Graduate Student, Physics and Astronomy, MSU
  • Keontre Hughes, Graduate Student, Physics and Astronomy, MSU

Suggested for ages: Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry
  • Behind the Scenes 20

For more information:

Read more about Laser Tweezers: Reach Out and Grab Bacteria! (external site)

Time and Location

  • 4/5/2025 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building B149

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