A ground system then directs a high-intensity laser beam onto the aircraft’s cell array to transfer energy while in flight. After the break you can catch a video from a trade show where a ...

For the first time, scientists have found that electric sparks can be guided using ultrasonic waves. A recent study by ...

Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China could look to laser power transmission from lunar orbit to supply spacecraft on the moon and solve one of the big challenges for its lunar ...

An initiative called Breakthrough Starshot wants to explore another star system using ultra-powerful laser beams and wafer-thin spaceships. It's a goal that sounds so fantastic, you'd be forgiven ...

Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortel, a Photonics Foundries enterprise, today announced the successful transfer of wafer fabrication for its C-Band, High-Power, Continuous Wave Laser Module ...