In 2018, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing optical tweezers: laser beams that can be used to manipulate microscopic particles. While useful for many biological applications, ...

Researchers have developed a technique to move objects around with a jet of wind. The new approach makes it possible to manipulate objects at a distance and could be integrated into robots to give ...

While The Sims 4 is the most expansive in terms of freedom for building, it still has that pesky grid that objects snap to. Whether you’re doing something as simple as rotating items, to more ...

Describing the movement of objects in 3D space requires an understanding of mathematics. ' Moving Objects in 3D Space ' is a website that uses animated slides to explain how to mathematically ...

InZoi offers creative freedom for object building, but lacks its own cheat for free object movement. By holding the Alt key, players can move objects without grid constraints, and toggle default ...

In laboratories from Brazil to Munich, researchers are learning to grab matter with sound alone, sculpting ultrasonic waves into invisible “hands” that can lift, push, and rotate objects without a ...

Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of a flexible dimpled surface, allowing it to manipulate objects ...