Scientists in the U.K. are using miniature loudspeakers to lift and move tiny beads. In future, they hope to deploy this tractor beam-like technology in the human body.
(Illustration: Asier Marzo, Bruce Drinkwater and Sriram Subramanian)
Star Trek-Like 'Tractor Beam' Becomes Reality
Scientists in the U.K. are using miniature loudspeakers to lift and move tiny beads. In future, they hope to deploy this tractor beam-like technology in the human body.
Nov 10, 2015
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