Laser beams powered by the sun are ... At the receiving site, the energy from the laser light could then be converted into heat or electricity. The solar-powered lasers could also support a ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

In either case, StarChips may start careening out of the solar system in ... analyze the concept of a "light sail": the device that would need to "catch" the laser beam and convert its energy ...

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

The company’s SE-10 Solar Energy Installation ... back upon the path of the incident light. This means contractors can use the scope to position the laser beam on-target and then use the ...

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day ...

There’s just something about the “pew-pew” factor that makes projecting a laser beam fun, even if it’s not the safest thing to do, or the most efficient way to the light from one place to ...

The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean.