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I don't think it would without some sort of medium to suspend the end target in. I am presuming that the articles in the video 'hover' there because they are c

I don't think it would without some sort of medium to suspend the end target in. I am presuming that the articles in the video 'hover' there because they are caught in an air pressure pocket where multiple opposing waves essentially phase cancel each other out. In space, it would mean no air, therefore no medium in which to suspend the target. I do wonder about suspending nano particles using light waves though... conceivably that might work in space?!?

tw1010 9y ago
But would it work on a spacecraft? (Without gravity?)
TFortunato 9y ago
Not quite what your talking about, but yes we can manipulate small (very!) objects today with light, using a technique / setup known as "Optical Tweezers" https://blocklab.stanford.edu/optical_tweezers.html https://blocklab.stanford.edu/optical_tweezers.html