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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.

Researchers from the UK are developing a wearable solar/thermoelectric power system for soldiers, to lessen the battery weight they have to carry in the field.

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.

Researchers have created a degradable polymer from non-food crop sugars that they believe can be used for food packaging and be disposed of in domestic compost bins.

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.

A smarter CCTV system is to be deployed in the next five years in the UK that analyzes the feeds and interprets the footage. Researches hope this technology will help prevent crimes through early detection.

A robotic 'ferret' will help customs find drugs, weapons and people hidden in freight containers.

Lip-reading computers for deaf people could become a reality now that scientists have successfully 'taught' computers to recognize different languages from the shapes and movements of people’s mouths.

At the Pioneer 09 science show in London last week researchers unveiled a mock-up of a virtual reality headset designed to stimulate not just sight and hearing, but all five senses.