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Article written by: duddy on Jan 26, 2013



Title: Tractor beam
Written by: duddy on Jan 26, 2013

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Scientists at University of St Andrews in Scotland and the Institute of Scientific Instruments (ISI) in the Czech Republic have designed a minute but completely functional tractor beam.

Reminiscent of Star Trek, they use a beam of light to draw objects towards the light source on a microscopic level.