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Researchers Levitated a Small Tray Using Nothing but Light
- Firerouge 6y agoThis seems hugely impressive, I wonder how extreme this can be optimized upon to maximize force. I'm imagining a flying saucer where designed layouts of nanotubes make possible complex flight patterns by precise heating ordered segments to maximize forces in the desired direction. On these smaller scales I suspect a space laser could provide a low energy waste heat source, along with precision targeting wingtips with known deformation and elasticity temperatures for steering, and you could have a reasonably controllable craft in these previously unmaintainable altitudes. NASA fund me please