They’re referred to as sails because the concept is exactly the same as that of a sailing ship of centuries past. Instead of cloth and wind, though, a laser sail substitutes in advanced nano ...

The news comes after a U.S. destroyer, which has a high-energy laser weapon, deployed to Japan in October 2024.

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 ...

Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...

One design class boats are managed by organizations to oversee rules and promote activity such as the… • International Laser ...

Laser Model is a scale version of the famous “one design” Laser, the most popular “real boat” sailing class in the world. The R/C Laser, however, does not require a trailer, life jackets ...

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 ...