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DARPA zaps popcorn with laser power beamed 5.3 miles through air
- its_down_again 1y agoThis 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 1y agohttps://spectrum.ieee.org/backyard-star-wars https://spectrum.ieee.org/backyard-star-wars I don't think you need PRAD for mosquitoes.
- gowld 1y agoAs the article notes, this is Real Genius.
- Communitivity 1y agoSomeone, somewhere in DARPA, watched Real Genius and said 'Hey, we can DO that!'.
- pharos92 1y agoCan they butter it mid-air too?