Star Trek ‘tractor beam’ created by scientists

Star Trek comes to real life.

Star Trek ‘tractor beam’ created by scientists
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Science Recorder | Jessica Lear | Saturday, January 26, 2013

Scientists at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have created a “tractor beam” that could come straight for the set of Star Trek. The research project, which was published in Nature Photonics, successfully developed a tractor beam that uses light to attract and move objects... To continue reading, subscribe to Science Recorder today.

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