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u/rntn
10 months ago
DARPA zaps popcorn with laser power beamed 5.3 miles through air
theregister.com/2025/05/1...
Communitivity
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10 months ago
Someone, somewhere in DARPA, watched Real Genius and said 'Hey, we can DO that!'.
gowld
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10 months ago
As the article notes, this is Real Genius.
its_down_again
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10 months ago
This is fascinating. Could the same machine (PRAD) be adapted to zap mosquitoes in flight and help control disease vectors? Nothing’s worse than waking up to multiple mosquito bites and dreading falling asleep knowing there’ll be more.
Jtsummers
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10 months ago
https://spectrum.ieee.org/backyard-star-wars
I don't think you need PRAD for mosquitoes.
pharos92
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10 months ago
Can they butter it mid-air too?
I don't think you need PRAD for mosquitoes.