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 10th, 2015

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)

Introduction to Self-Driving Software

Introduction to Self-Driving Software

AI has reached a tipping point that puts the capability in the hands of the CFO at a friendly cost. This guide takes a deeper look into these three benefits and how to implement them in your organization. Download the guide to learn more.

In this file photo dated Friday Jan. 22, 2021, the European Union flag flies outside Europe House in London. Privacy campaign groups Thursday May 27, 2021, have filed a slew of legal complaints with European regulators against Clearview AI, alleging the facial recognition technology it provides to law enforcement agencies and businesses has stockpiled biometric data on more than 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission by “scraping' images from websites, breaching stringent EU privacy rules.

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In this file photo, visitors walk at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo.

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In this file photo, people walk out of an Amazon Go store, in Seattle.

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Embrace the unexpected.

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