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Video of real-life tractor beam

Matt Johnston
2015-10-28T21:06:45Z
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Scientists at the University of Sussex have finally turned one of the most untenable aspects of "Star Trek" and made it a reality. Meet the tractor beam that actually exists in real life, and moves objects with sound.

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