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Sonic tractor beam grabs hold of large objects

25 Jan 2018
Photograph of a 16 mm particle that is trapped using a virtual vortex
Caught in a trap: a 16 mm particle trapped in a virtual vortex
The first-ever sonic tractor beam that can levitate objects larger than half the wavelength of the u

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