I haven't done a science-related post on here in forever, but this deserves notice. We're one step closer to Star Trek people. Tractor beams, though still on a somewhat small scale, officially exist now. Scientists have been able to, through a series of lasers, move a glass bead 5 feet, and they say they can move farther. It unfortunately doesn't work in a vacuum, so no being beamed up into space quite yet, but still, it's one step closer to the future.
Full article here: http://io9.com/5634323/major-breakthrough-in-tractor-beam-technology
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