title: Optical tweezers study life under tension.
abstract: Optical tweezers have become one of the primary weapons in the arsenal of biophysicists, and have revolutionized the new field of single-molecule biophysics. Today's techniques allow high-resolution experiments on biological macromolecules that were mere pipe dreams only a decade ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Furqan M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fazal
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Block