acoustic levitation
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Using Force-Like Powers This Robotic Gripper Can Grab Things Without Touching Them
Engineers have developed robots that are capable of picking up objects as delicate as eggs or grapes without damaging them, but soon they could handle even the smallest and most fragile components using a new gripper design that can lift and manipulate objects without actually touching them.
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Jedi Scientists Make Things Fly Around In Space Using Sound Waves
Looking at this video, it seems like scientists at the University of Tokyo have mastered the Force and they’re now able to make things levitate and move in space. But magic this is not, young Skywalker — it’s the first time that anyone has achieved such a feat using sound waves. Given enough energy, they…