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Microdrones soar by recoiling light

Nature Nanotechnology volume 17, pages 438–439 (2022)Cite this article

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Nano-antennas generate optical recoil forces that can be used to independently control the direction and rotation of small objects.

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Fig. 1: How light exert torque and force on the microdrone.

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  1. Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

    Xiao Li & Jack Ng

  2. Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

    Xiao Li

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Li, X., Ng, J. Microdrones soar by recoiling light. Nat. Nanotechnol. 17, 438–439 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01094-4

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