Ultrasonic Tweezers

Ultrasonic Tweezers handle traps a polystyrene sphere on ground during hardware verification. Image courtesy of CNES/T. De Prada.

jsc2021e020420 (2/10/2021) --- A preflight view of the Ultrasonic Tweezers handle trapping a polystyrene sphere during hardware verification. The objective of the Ultrasonic Tweezers project is to develop acoustic tweezers that use sound to allow for remote and contactless manipulation of materials in a microgravity context. Image courtesy of CNES/T. De Prada.

Photographer Thierry de PRADA
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