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NASA Drops A Hundred Grand On Tractor Beam Research

We’ve been waiting for honest-to-goodness tractor beams since Shatner was still sitting in the captain’s chair. Now — finally — NASA’s investing real cash money to spur the development of Zero Point technology.


September 9, 2010
Science

Working Tractor Beam Can Move Objects 1.5m With Just Light

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 particles almost 1.5m through the air.