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The Startup That Wants to Beam Power Between Satellites With Lasers
Posted in Hardware, Science on 2nd Oct, 2026
by Alexander Muller
A prototype satellite designed to test something that has never been done before: beaming power from one spacecraft to another using lasers.
Lasers And Ultrasound Combine To Pulverize Arterial Plaque
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st May, 2022
by Alex Muller
"Overall, the combination of ultrasound and laser reduces the need for laser power and improves the efficiency of atherosclerotic plaque removal."
Space-based lasers track Earth's largest animal migration in unprecedented global study
Posted in Science on 1st Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
Zooplankton, rise to near the surface to feed on the tiny plants, called phytoplankton. When the day returns, these zooplankton dive back into the depths to hide in the dark waters.
Laser-Based Propulsion System Could Get Us to Mars in Record Time; Just Three Days
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
With conventional rocketry, we can make it to the red planet in five months time, at its closest point to Earth.
The first step toward alpha centauri: sailing to Mars
Posted in Hardware on 16th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
These lasers sails could drive "space-chips" to Mars in roughly 30 minutes, researchers say.