Optofluidics, Inc. announced the pre-release of its Molecular NanoTweezer system, the powerful optical trapping technology, at SPIE Photonics West, BiOS and Biophysical Society annual meetings in Feb. 2013. Many thousands of times more powerful than the current technology, the Molecular NanoTweezer allows rapid and automated handling of the smallest of particles including proteins, viruses, cells as well as inorganic nanoparticles.

The system bolts onto a standard microscope within minutes and allows users to manipulate and measure smaller things than ever before. Optofluidics' products use unique nanotech developed internally and licensed from Cornell University.