The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...

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Can lightsails be the future of deep space exploration? This is what a recent study published in Nature Photonics hopes to address as a team of researchers | Space ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

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Researchers have developed a new process that uses microwave flow reaction and recyclable solid catalysts to efficiently hydrolyze polysaccharides into simple sugars. The developed device utilizes ...