OT:Solid Success in Speed-of-Light Weaponry

[SirUlli]

A laser has blasted to a new energy level, a milestone that picks up the pace for moving them from the lab onto the battlefield.

Northrop Grumman announced November 9 that the company?s solid-state laser being built for the military has fired one of the most powerful beams yet produced by an electric laser.

The advancement stems from a military effort to leap frog speed-of-light technology under the Joint High Power Solid-State Laser (JHPSSL) demonstration program
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http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html

Sir Ulli

 

[RaySun2Be]

Thanks Sir Ulli. Interesting. I wonder what peaceful applications that could be used for.

 

[networkman]

Possibly the technology could be used to "push" solar sail spacecraft from a ground-based station.

 

[TurtleBlue]

Who was the subcontractor? Hmm... :evil: Cyberdyne? :evil:

 

[amdxborg]

Thanx SirUlli!

 

[BadThad]

Interesting, thanks!

 

[petrusbroder]

Thanks SirUlli, interesting, to say the least! :Q

 

[mondobyte]

In my experience ... peaceful uses almost certainly lag military uses by a decade or more ...

 

[RaySun2Be]

lol turtleblue. Sarah Conner will not be happy.

So when can I expect my light saber?