For anyone whose ever
been cornered at a party by some bore droning on about how Scotland has historically led
the world in scientific advance, news from boffin world this week will only confirm that
we still lead the world etc in coming up with ideas that allow us to continue to just sit
about watching the telly.First up, scientists at Edinburgh have invented something or
other that means you can move something else without actually touching it. It's only at
the nano-technology stage at the moment, apparently, but the boffins predict that in a few
years, we’ll be able to just point a laser beam at an object to move it about.
Think of it like a remote control, except that instead of changing channels on the
telly, the owner of the new device will be able to remotely operate the door of the
fridge, lock on to a can of Super and pull it towards themselves. Think of it as an
alcohol tractor beam.
Next up, archaeologists working
