Oh wait – I thought this was part of the long-lead iPad 3 feature prediction cycle…
A laser can act as a "tractor beam", drawing small objects back toward the laser's source, scientists have said.
It is known that light can provide a "push", for example in solar sails that propel spacecraft on a "wind of light".
Now, in a paper on the Arxiv server, researchers from Hong Kong and China have calculated the conditions required to create a laser-based "pull".
BBC News - 'Tractor beam' is possible with lasers, say scientists
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