An acoustic “tractor beam” that can pull an object by firing sound waves at it has been created by physicists in the UK and US. The beam was made using a commercial ultrasound surgery system and ...

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A triangle of three spacecraft shooting laser beams at each other in space sounds like something from a science fiction movie. However, the European Space Agency revealed this will become a reality by ...

The tractor beam was able to move a hollow triangular object forward 1cm This was done with a device that exerted pressure using sound waves Device could have applications in treating cancer and ...

The tractor beam is a staple of science fiction. Aliens use them to haul up unwilling earthlings into flying saucers for probing, and spacecraft use them to seize enemy ships or tow captured objects ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Massachusetts-based biotechnology company will hire 201 employees for its new Research Triangle Park manufacturing facility, Gov. Roy Cooper said in a news ...