Electron Beams Magically Heal Microscopic Fractures, May Also Enable Creation of Objects One Atom at a Time Christopher Plain·October 16, 2023Electron beams that power microscopes have shown the seemingly magical ability to heal microscopic fractures atom by atom.
This Star Trek-Style ‘Tractor Beam’ Allows Objects to be Moved Using Metamaterials and Sound Waves Christopher Plain·December 13, 2022Researchers studying acoustic levitation have devised a method using metamaterials that lets them manipulate objects of any shape and size without actually touching them.