Physicists build reversible laser tractor beam

Monday, October 20, 2014 - 12:31 in Physics & Chemistry

Physicists have built a tractor beam that can repel and attract objects, using a hollow laser beam, bright around the edges and dark in its center. It is the first long-distance optical tractor beam, 100 times larger than previous ones.

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