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Elevating Light Beams

The News of these Real-Life Tractor Beams will Lift You Out of Your Seat

— May 9, 2014 — Unique
Those creepy tractor beams in sci-fi movies, which lift people from the ground up into the sky, are becoming a reality. An extensive team of researchers with members from the U.K., Scotland and the U.S. have built the world's first fully functioning tractor beam.

Don't get too alarmed, scientists aren't going to be abducting anyone in their sleep anytime soon, unless you are one centimeter in size. At the moment, the beam can only elevate minuscule objects of centimeter size, but who's to say they won't be able to lift bigger things, or people, in a few years?

Christine E. M. Démoré, Patrick M. Dahl, Zhengyi Yang, Peter Glynne-Jones, Andreas Melzer, Sandy Cochran, Michael P. MacDonald, and Gabriel C. Spalding are the geniuses behind this innovation. They created the beams by making sonic waves strike a target object at just the right angle.
Trend Themes
1. Tractor Beam Advancements - Research and development of tractor beams will continue to advance, potentially leading to the lifting and manipulation of larger objects and even people.
2. Sonic Wave Applications - The use of sonic waves could expand beyond tractor beams, offering innovative solutions in industries such as medicine, construction, and manufacturing.
3. Miniaturization Revolution - Advancements in technology allowing for the manipulation of minuscule objects could bring about innovative applications in industries such as electronics, biotechnology, and microfabrication.
Industry Implications
1. Aerospace Industry - The development of advanced tractor beams could revolutionize space exploration by providing new methods for capturing and manipulating satellites, asteroids, and other celestial objects.
2. Biotechnology Industry - The manipulation of minuscule objects with tractor beam technology could lead to breakthroughs in areas such as drug delivery, gene editing, and cellular manipulation.
3. Electronics Industry - The ability to manipulate and move minuscule objects with tractor beam technology could lead to advancements in microfabrication, nanoelectronics, and the development of new types of electronic devices.
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