Dundee University scientists have created tractor beam similar to the iconic Star Trek TV series. Reports have revealed that it became possible for top physicists working with the Dundee University to exert force on an object and they also successfully pulled the objects towards energy source.

The shape of the object that was targeted by the acoustic tractor beam was triangular. Researchers have previously used lasers to create tractor beams, but their influence has been restricted to the microscopic level until now.

Managing such a feat has become possible for scientists first time in the history. Scientists are ecstatic that they have been able to actually move anything bigger than microscopic targets by using such a beam. They have expressed optimism over the use of this technology in many other important fields.

They said that one of the fields where this technology can be implemented is developing medicines apart from developing ultrasound-based clinical techniques.

The fields of bioscience, nanotechnology and more widely across industry can seek significant improvements after using ultrasonic tweezers. The study was conducted by the team of researchers from Dundee University in collaboration with scientists in Southampton and Illinois. The study has been reported in industry journal Physical Review Letters.

The latest development is made by those scientists who have also created a Doctor Who-style 'sonic screwdriver', which also used ultrasound. It is not possible for many people to actually visualize anything like Star Trek tractor beam and use it in real life.

A report about it said, "Essentially, the ray of sound waves works like a pair of tweezers, using a pair of powerful beams to quite literally ensnare and subsequently manipulate cell clusters. This method can then shift items from one location to another, albeit only a short distance for now".