Figure 1 Red blood cells.
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Ideas about momentum explain how refraction of photons gives rise to a force, and how a bead in an optical trap experiences a force like that of a spring. The forces can be applied to cells, yielding information about their mechanical properties.
This article is about current research that might change the way you think about physics. There are two surprises, and I give them away right now:
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