Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as she is. When she's not daydreaming about flying through space, she's daydreaming ...

In the world of magic, levitation looks like a simple spell. In movies and TV series, characters lift objects with a wave of ...

The idea has been floated previously to use sound waves to make objects levitate. Research confirmed it, but as you may expect, this requires a direct path of waves to the object – interrupt them by ...

Hold on to your wand, Harry Potter: Science has outdone even your best "Leviosa!" levitation spell. Researchers report that they have levitated objects with sound waves, and moved those objects around ...

In laboratories from Brazil to Munich, researchers are learning to grab matter with sound alone, sculpting ultrasonic waves ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Levitation might seem like a superpower out of science fiction. But ...

It looks like "Harry Potter" magic, but it's just acoustic levitation: Researchers have created a device that uses sound waves to make liquid droplets and small solid objects float in the air and ...

The Mars levitating speaker features a UFO-style disc that floats above a sleek black subwoofer column. And that's only the start of its cool features. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the ...

This week’s science project involves magnetic levitation, a favorite of many school children. We again drew our lesson from freescienceproject.com, which offers both free and easy experiments, and ...