WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A self-driving car has a hard time recognizing the difference between a toddler and a brown bag that suddenly appears into view because of limitations in how it senses objects ...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered and created a working prototype of two objects that uses only Light to float and hover in their place. The technology has features that ...

Scientists develop concept for feedback-controlled optical tweezers.These tweezers made of highly focused laser light can grab cell clusters in a controlled manner and rotate them in any direction.

Researchers demonstrated a new type of optical manipulation: using laser light to pull a macroscopic object. The technology has potential for applications in the continued explorations of Mars.

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Astronomers have spotted a mysterious object in a distant star system that erratically emits dust that shrouds its star, obscuring its light by as much as 75 percent. The researchers behind the ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a way to use laser light to pull a macroscopic object. Although microscopic optical tractor beams have been demonstrated before, this is one of the first ...