Star Trek has predicted future technology yet again. Engineers at England’s University of Bristol claim that they have tested the world’s most powerful acoustic tractor beam and that it can ...

A team of scientists has created a real-life miniature "tractor beam" - as featured in the Star Trek series - in a development which may lead to more efficient medical testing.

So, will the "Star Trek" tractor beam ever be possible? Unless gravitons are discovered, it would seem this technology is unlikely at best.

Now, as Star Trek celebrates a half-century of boldly going places, David Grier's lab at New York University is working with NASA to develop a working tractor beam that could one day be used in space.

The tractor beam, a staple of science fiction including Star Wars and Star Trek that is employed to grab spaceships and other things remotely, is entering the realm of reality.

Australian researchers have developed a Star Trek-style tractor beam that uses laser to move objects - an achievement described as a 'holy grail' ...

A tractor beam, reminiscent of the one used in sci-fi classic Star Trek, has been developed that uses sound to capture and manoeuvre objects in mid-air. The technology focuses waves of high ...

How we invented a Star Trek-style sonic tractor beam By Bruce Drinkwater Published 30 October 2015, 9:10 AM GMT ...

In a feat that seems like something out of a microscopic version of Star Trek, MIT researchers have found a way to use a "tractor beam" of light to pick up, hold, and move around individual cells ...

A perennial favourite in old-school sci-fi like Star Trek, the tractor beam in science fiction is essentially an invisible ray that’s used to grab and tow items in outer space. As with so many ...

The tractor beam technology that has gripped fans of science fiction show Star Trek is now science fact. Researchers levitated, moved and rotated a polystyrene ball by directing intense ...

A tractor beam, reminiscent of the one used in sci-fi classic Star Trek, has been developed that uses sound to capture and manoeuvre objects in mid-air. The technology focuses waves of high ...