The US and China are racing to build space-based solar power infrastructure that would ...
However, the PowerLight system is a step toward real-world deployment in mobile platforms. Recent testing has proved the viability of the transmitter and receiver, but PowerLight has yet to conduct ...
In a move that sounds like the wildest of science fiction, DARPA has announced its new Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program that plans to use lasers relayed by airborne platforms ...
Pictured above: U.S. Marines inspect a Tactical Unmanned Aerial System RQ-7B Shadow. The Shadow drone is capable of providing reconnaissance, surveillance, and a laser designator for air support.
Plasma mirrors capable of withstanding the intensity of powerful lasers are being designed through an emerging machine ...