‘Tractor beams’ of light that pull objects towards them are no longer science fiction. Scientists have now demonstrated how a tractor beam can in fact be realized on a small scale.

The sonic tractor beam relies on a precisely timed sequence of sound waves that create a region of low pressure that traps tiny objects that can then be manipulated solely by sound waves, the ...

The laser beam the groups have dreamed up could drag an object the size of only a grain of salt or smaller, but experts say it could provide a new tool for manipulating tiny objects such as cells.

Have you ever lazily wished you could just use a tractor beam to grab that out-of-reach object? Apparently, you can. Using only light, Australian researchers say they are able to move small ...

Cloaking technologies could become a reality with a specially designed material that can mask itself from other forms of light when it is hit with a "beam of invisibility." ...

Scientists have created a sonic tractor beam. And it's not simply an amazing proof of concept: This beam pulls with a billion times more force and can tow objects a million times larger than ...

Now, some TikTokers think they have more evidence that the fires were started by a laser beam. They’re pointing to a series of blue objects which appear unharmed in footage from the aftermath.

Though the current experiment only lifted small Styrofoam beads, Marzo believes the technology can be scaled for different objects by manipulating the frequency of the sound waves, which ...

In a new study, researchers at CU Boulder have used doughnut-shaped beams of light to take detailed images of objects too tiny to view with traditional microscopes. The new technique could help ...

The beam can even pull objects from above, just like the tractor beams that aliens spacecraft use to abduct human subjects for their terrifying experiments.

'Invisibility Cloak' Successfully Hides Objects Placed Under It Date: May 2, 2009 Source: DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summary: Never mind Harry Potter, researchers have made an ...