In quite an eerie feat, physicists have floated microscopic diamonds in midair using laser beams. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Levitation may seem like magic. However, for certain objects, and in certain conditions, it’s actually a solved technology. If you want to move small particles around or do experiments with ultrasonic ...

Scientists have taken a cutting-edge development from 2018 and pushed it even further, creating a levitation ray capable of lifting microscopic material. At the heart of this innovation is a ...

A research team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), on Friday, announced that it had achieved a major milestone in levitation technology by eliminating eddy-current damping in ...

Levitation isn't on the list of activities for most summer camps, but recently at Martin High School in Arlington, it was the focus. Outfitted with rubber aprons and safety goggles, high school ...

Levitating and spinning diamonds might sound like science fiction, but they’re now part of a bold effort to study the foundations of the universe. In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers have ...