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Unlike experimental laser-based tractor beams that so far have only been able to influence targets at the microscopic level so far, researchers from the University of Dundee have created a tractor beam using ultrasonic energy to move macro (>1 cm) objects towards the energy source.

Could tiny robots one day swim through our bodies to detect disease?

Scientists have created a 3D printer that makes chocolates in shapes determined by the user.

Mathematicians are creating a new "periodic table" that will provide a directory of all the possible shapes in the universe across three, four and five dimensions, linking shapes in the same way as the periodic table links chemical elements.

Energy-saving Wattbox is designed for easy use and encourages homeowners to save energy via simpler controls and intuitive learning.

A portable magnetometer being developed at the University of Leeds could dramatically simplify and improve the process of diagnosing heart conditions.