Scientists able to move an object without touching

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Scientists able to move an object without touching

GARETH EDWARDS


SCIENTISTS at Edinburgh University have developed a way of moving an object without touching it, in breakthrough research which could be as revolutionary as the discovery of electricity.

The team of researchers has been able to move objects across flat surfaces and even up a slope with nothing more than a light beam.


In the future, the technology could be developed to make molecular machines, and with research could eventually lead to the development of artificial muscles which can perform specific physical tasks.

Scientists believe such machines could one day be used to control the movement of drugs around the human body, making sure they go exactly where they are needed. And they could also find their way into "smart" materials, which can change their properties in response to a stimulus such as light.

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=1903892005

[papau]

1. Very neat - :-)

:-)

[BlueJac]

2. Cool.....

I wonder if we could of used that on FEMA?