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Researchers Create Real Tractor Beams

Gadgetank writes "Researchers out of the Australian National University have created a device, working in conjunction with other necessary devices, that can literally move small particles with light. And only light. The way it works is by shining a hollow laser beam around some tiny glass particles. The researchers heat the air around the particles, and therefore cause the dark center of the beam to remain cool."

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  1. Re:Echolocation by Intron · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This story is a reflection caused by bouncing the other story from a mirror using hollow laser beams.

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    Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.