Researchers Create Real Tractor Beams 111
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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."
Re:not a real tractor beam (Score:5, Funny)
In related news (Score:4, Funny)
Pfft (Score:5, Funny)
Wouldn't work in a vacuum, less space than a nomad. Lame.
OMG (Score:4, Funny)
It worked so well that moving the particles caused the news about them to be duped http://tech.slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=Tractor+Beams [slashdot.org] They call it the Dupification Effect.
Re:OMG (Score:3, Funny)
It worked so well it sent the news back into the past! That's incredible!
This has gotten ridiculous... (Score:5, Funny)
When I think SEO backlinking... I think this.
Re:Tractor beam? Hardly (Score:3, Funny)
You should seriously consider losing some weight.
Re:Tractor beam? Hardly (Score:4, Funny)
Re:not a real tractor beam (Score:4, Funny)
Time Travel (Score:3, Funny)
Damnit....I warned them that this would disrupt the space time continuum.
Those fools had to go ahead and do it anyways.
And now look what's happened...we're caught in a loop [slashdot.org]!
Re:not a real tractor beam (Score:3, Funny)
I vote we call them tugboat beams instead.
That's a pretty great idea, actually. I second this!
It's certainly much better than my idea of renaming tractors "uni-directional laser tweezer trucks"
Re:not a real tractor beam (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Echolocation (Score:5, Funny)