Physicists at NYU have discovered a new type of time crystal—an exotic state of matter whose particles rhythmically “tick” while levitating on sound waves.

Whether it is gravity-defying phone chargers or human-floating tractor beams, we’re suckers for levitating technologies. A new Kickstarter campaign therefore hits our sweet spot with an “executive ...

Utah Valley University physicists are using a levitation trick to gauge the density of individual cells, as a step toward better cancer and Alzheimer's diagnoses. The levitation, like any good trick, ...