Tractor beams are one of the most iconic pieces of science-fiction technology, most likely popularized through movies and TV shows such as Star Wars, Star Trek, and anything to do with advanced alien ...

The nefarious tractor beam, otherwise known as the tool singlehandedly responsible for all alien abductions resulting in a special kind of probing, is soon to become a reality. An ensemble of ...

In science fiction works, we often see depictions of shooting down incoming meteorites with beams emitted from the Earth, or moving objects in space with tractor beams that attract distant objects.

As space junk continues to multiply around our planet, threatening satellites and space missions, a new breakthrough proposes a non-contact solution that uses electrostatic forces to gently move ...

For SF works like "Star Wars", as a technique to attract spaceships and luggageTractor beam"Will appear. In reality, we succeeded in making a tractor beam that floats objects by floating ultrasonic ...

Australian researchers have developed a Star Trek-style tractor beam that uses laser to move objects - an achievement described as a 'holy grail' Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE ...