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Federation starships travel throughout Star Trek's universe using warp speed, but even faster-than-light travel has its ...

The scientists behind the research said the tractor beam actually pulls the particles using a similar method to drill bits pulling sawdust. It's a far cry from Star Trek, but at least the ...

A tractor beam —a special beam of electromagnetic radiation that draws particles toward it instead of pushing them away—might be a concept straight from Star Trek, but scientists from the ...

Dholakia compared the effect to the fictional tractor beam depicted in the "Star Trek" television shows and films, which is used to pull objects into a spaceship without touching them. "It's that type ...

The tractor beams depicted in "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" suck up spacecraft via artificial gravity or an ambiguous "energy field." Such technology is likely beyond anything humans will ever achieve.

And as opposite charged attract, the tractor beam can begin its towing work. The team estimates that it could pull a several-ton satellite around 200 miles over two to three months—not fast, but ...

While “Star Trek 2” (which isn’t the actual title) is scheduled to start shooting soon, the release day hasn’t been locked down, but we’re guessing summer 2013, alongside “ Iron Man 3 ...

A tractor beam is a device that can move an object from a distance and a classic trope of UFO conspiracies and science-fiction. Now, physicists have demoed one at work in the lab.