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Fuel free interplanetary travel? ‘Photonic crystal’ sail could help laser beams push spacecraft
Researchers from Tuskegee University, Alabama, have developed a new photonic crystal (a kind of ...
Scientists have successfully tested a material design for light sails using photonic crystals that could achieve 20% the speed of light ...
Light sails propelled by radiation from high-power lasers offer a possible route to fuel-free space propulsion. However, ...
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