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

It’s possible to defy gravity using sound waves, magnets or electricity, but today’s methods can’t hoist heavy items high in ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo can levitate things with just ultrasound. Jan. 7, 2014— -- The kids at Hogwarts may have been able to make feathers float by shouting out "Wingardium ...

RALEIGH – Investors don’t put cash into startups based purely on speculation like they did in the days of the “dot com boom,” backing business plans drawn up on napkins over lunch. These days. backers ...

Magician Edward Ruiz takes a classic approach to magic from the illusions he performs on stage to his physical appearance. It’s no accident that he looks exactly like one of caped madmen straight from ...

Rabbits out of hats, card tricks, levitation... Magic may encourage us to believe in the impossible, but scientists are researching the possibility of using the science behind these feats to help ...

Illusionist David Copperfield swept TODAY's Natalie Morales right off her feet on Friday – literally. Performing his levitation act, which he said took years to perfect, Copperfield used Natalie for ...

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 ...

In this follow-up to his earlier book on magnets, former GE physicist and MIT lecturer Livingston (Driving Force) explains the science and mysteries of magnetic levitation, or "maglev." The ability of ...

One thing that unites young, old and everyone in between is magic. And the Arsht Center will be especially magical for kids ...