Optical Tweezers and Applications

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Description

Did you ever imagine that you can use light to move a microscopic plastic bead? Explore the forces on the bead or slow time to see the interaction with the laser's electric field. Use the optical tweezers to manipulate a single strand of DNA and explore the physics of tiny molecular motors. Can you get the DNA completely straight or stop the molecular motor?

Version 2.08

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Flow stretching and molecular motors A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Allen Price UG-Adv
UG-Intro
HS
HW
Lab
Physics
Biology
Flow stretching and DNA extension A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Allen Price HS
UG-Intro
HW
Lab
Biology
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other Chemistry
Biology
Earth Science
Physics
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics Jaya Ramchandani HS Other Physics
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
MS
Other Physics
Biology
Chemistry

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Arabic (Saudi Arabia) All العربية (السعودية) Run now الملقط
Basque All Euskara Run now Pintza Optikoak eta Aplikazioak
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now OPTIČKE PINCETE I APLIKACIJE
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 光学镊子与应用
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now 光學鑷子及應用
Croatian All hrvatski Run now Optička pinceta i primjene
Danish All Dansk Run now Optisk klemme og anvendelse
Dutch All Nederlands Run now Optisch pincet
French All français Run now Pinces optiques et applications
Georgian All ქართული Run now ოპტიკური პინცეტები და დანართები
German All Deutsch Run now Optische Pinzetten und Anwendungen
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Οπτικές Λαβίδες και Εφαρμογές
Hebrew All עברית Run now פינצטה אופטית ואפליקציות
Hungarian All magyar Run now Optikai csipesz & alkalmazásai
Indonesian All Bahasa Indonesia Run now Pinset Optik dan Aplikasinya
Irish All Gaeilge Run now Pionsúirín Optúil agus Feidhmeanna
Italian All italiano Run now Pinze ottiche e applicazioni
Japanese All 日本語 Run now 光ピンセットとその応用
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Оптикалық пинцет және аддендумдер
Khmer All Khmer Run now Optical Tweezers and Applications
Korean All 한국어 Run now 광학 핀셋
Macedonian All македонски Run now Оптички пинцети и апликации
Mongolian All Монгол (Монгол) Run now Optical Tweezers and Applications
Persian All فارسی Run now موچین نوری و نرم افزار
Polish All polski Run now Optyczna penseta i jej zastosowania
Portuguese All português Run now Pinça Óptica
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Pinças Ópticas e aplicações
Russian All русский Run now Оптические пинцеты и их применение
Serbian All Српски Run now ОПТИЧКЕ ПИНЦЕТЕ И АПЛИКАЦИЈЕ
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Optické pinzety a aplikácie
Slovenian All Slovenščina Run now Optične škarje in uporaba
Spanish All español Run now Pinzas Ópticas Y Sus Aplicaciones
Spanish (Mexico) All español (México) Run now Pinzas Ópticas Y Sus Aplicaciones
Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Pinzas Ópticas y Aplicaciones
Swahili All Swahili Run now kibano cha optiko na matumizi
Thai All ไทย Run now Optical Tweezers and Applications
Turkish All Türkçe Run now Optik Cımbız ve Uygulamaları
Turkmen All Turkmen Run now Optiki atagzy
Vietnamese All Tiếng Việt Run now Kẹp quang và ứng dụng

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Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Wendy Adams
  • Michael Dubson
  • Chris Malley (developer)
  • Kathy Perkins (lead)
  • Thomas Perkins
  • Interviewer: Archie Paulson
  • JFreeChart
  • Piccolo