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China’s breakthrough solid-state deep ultraviolet laser could transform chipmaking
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have reportedly made a major ‘breakthrough’ in solid-state ...
The ‘Space Laser’ Wars Have Begun—And America Wants to Be First to Develop the High-Powered Weapons
One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be ...
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China's water cannon to get rid of smog
An estimated 4,000 people die per day in China because of pollution. That's a big problem, and some seem to hope this gigantic water cannon will provide a solution. Produced By Matt Johnston.
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LAS-98 Laser Cannon | Helldivers 2
A laser weapon firing a continuous beam. Doesn't require ammunition, but will need heat sink replaced if it overheats. What the LAS-98 Laser Cannon lacks in heavy-hitting firepower, it makes up ...
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Swap The Laser For A Vortex Cannon And You Have… Lift?
Inspired by the concept but lacking a giant laser, [Tom Stanton] build a small craft powered by a vortex cannon. Creating a vortex is hard enough, but creating a vortex with enough oomph to travel ...
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China’s BeiDou in race with Nasa over laser communications in space
China has conducted a pioneering high-speed communication experiment using lasers, rather than the usual radio signals, between satellites in its BeiDou navigation system and ground stations on Earth.