February 22nd, 2014
This system will hold a tiny drop of liquid for very long periods of time and allow it to be studied in great detail. In this instance the conditions inside a chamber closely replicate the inside of the lung in terms of temperature and humidity. Other lasers can then be fired into the drop revealing detailed information about its structure.
Despite the immensely high tech system surrounding this experiment, its always nice to see an old CRT tube with an X drawn on with a sharpie to help see when the drop is captured!
there’s more here:
CLF laser tweezers and ISIS neutrons revealing chemistry of a cloud