Researchers have developed microscopic glass bead lasers—measuring between 0.1mm and 0.01mm—capable of acting as highly sensitive optical biosensors. These #microlasers can detect materials at an unprecedented scale, identifying individual molecules and single atomic ions.
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First microlasers capable of detecting individual molecules and ions could one day aid diagnosis

Microlasers are tiny glass beads measuring around just 0.1 mm (the width of a human hair) to 0.01mm – (the length of a single bacterium).