Cool they're gonna be able to stream in HD from space.
this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2024
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I think I'm going to have to wait for PBS space to cover this one...
Researchers have achieved data rates as high as 424Gbit/s across a 53-km turbulent free-space optical link using plasmonic modulators—devices that use special light waves called surface plasmon polaritons to control and change optical signals
This could be a line from Star Trek
Seriously. USS Make Shit Up here we come!
And the UK have tested their laser weapons this year and took out a drone with them last month.
Btw, weren't there some mach-10 railguns against hypersonic missiles around? Or was that a hoax?
speed of light laser weapon trialled for first time on a British Army vehicle
Who would've guessed that light goes at the speed of light