Hokkaido University: Light Can Twist Matter in Unexpected Ways
April 20, 2026
April 20, 2026
HOKKAIDO, Japan, April 20 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release:
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Light can twist matter in unexpected ways
A new method reveals a hidden property of light that could power future nanomachines
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Light does more than illuminate the world--it can also push and twist matter. It was back in the 1870s that James Clerk Maxwell first predicted that light carries momentum and can exert pressure on objects. . . .
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Light can twist matter in unexpected ways
A new method reveals a hidden property of light that could power future nanomachines
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Light does more than illuminate the world--it can also push and twist matter. It was back in the 1870s that James Clerk Maxwell first predicted that light carries momentum and can exert pressure on objects. . . .