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Sun, February 9, 2025
[ Sun, Feb 09th ] - Newsweek
Pete Davidson is 'Alien Ambassador' in Gordon Ramsay's Super Bowl LIX Ad
[ Sun, Feb 09th ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Feb 09th ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Feb 09th ] - ProPakistani
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[ Sun, Feb 09th ] - NextBigFuture
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[ Sun, Feb 09th ] - MSN
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Sat, February 8, 2025
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Amazon Increase AI and Cloud Spending to $100 Billion in 2025
[ Sat, Feb 08th ] - BBC
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[ Sat, Feb 08th ] - MSN
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[ Sat, Feb 08th ] - MSN
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[ Sat, Feb 08th ] - Vanguard
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Fri, February 7, 2025
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[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - NextBigFuture
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[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - collider
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[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - Forbes
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[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - Forbes
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[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - Variety
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DOGE a cybersecurity threat to entire nation
[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - MSN
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[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - STAT
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[ Fri, Feb 07th ] - onmanorama
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Thu, February 6, 2025
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[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - kristv
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[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - Reuters
Exclusive: Trump's Paris AI summit delegation to .. ot include AI Safety Institute staff, sources say
[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - Politico
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[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - eNCA
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[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - Newsweek
Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Cancer
[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - Tempo
List of Top 5 Best Computer Science Universities in 2025
[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - MSN
India to Launch Chandrayaan-4 in 2027, Union Minister Jitendra Singh
[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - MSN
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[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - NextBigFuture
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[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - MSN
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[ Thu, Feb 06th ] - NDTV
Chandrayaan-4 To Launch In 2027: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Wed, February 5, 2025
[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - sinchew
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - Politico
What Trump's trade war means for 'friendshoring'
[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - FedScoop
Trump administration requests input on AI 'action plan'
[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - MSN
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - YourTango
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - manilatimes
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - ABC
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - Mashable
Google deletes policy against using AI for weapons or surveillance
[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - manilatimes
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - InfoWorld
Is 2025 the year of quantum computing?
[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - Newsweek
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - MSN
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - Nature
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - UPI
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - Sky
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[ Wed, Feb 05th ] - MSN
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Tue, February 4, 2025
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Yahoo
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - NextBigFuture
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - MSN
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - NextBigFuture
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - CNET
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - UPI
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - manilatimes
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Tempo
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - STAT
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Couriermail
Australia to ban controversial Chinese AI company DeepSeek from all of its government systems
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Forbes
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Diginomica
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Scroll
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Forbes
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[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Forbes
Sir Fraser Stoddart, Leading Founder of Noble Panacea And Nobel Laureate, Dies At 82
Mon, February 3, 2025
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Forbes
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - TechRepublic
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Crikey
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MSN
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - theregister
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - techUK
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - WTKR
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Richmond
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Bizcommunity
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Forbes
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Indiatimes
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MSN
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Forbes
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - NextBigFuture
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MSN
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[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Wired
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Sun, February 2, 2025
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Couriermail
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Forbes
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - WBOC
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Indiatimes
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Vanguard
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - upnorthlive
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - WKRG
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Graphic
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Forbes
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - legit
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Forbes
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Tempo
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - MSN
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Sat, February 1, 2025
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[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - cnbctv18
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[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - news10nbc
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[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - NDTV
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[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - BBC
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[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - Wired
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[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - CNN
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[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - NDTV
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Lightsail space tech gets tailwind from Caltech breakthrough


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Published in Science and Technology on Monday, February 3rd 2025 at 10:22 GMT by theregister   Print publication without navigation

  • The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due to the exchange of momentum between it and an electromagnetic field. Since Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell showed that light has momentum, it's possible it could be used to drive forward an object in this way.

The article from The Register discusses a research paper on light sails, a propulsion technology for spacecraft that uses the pressure of sunlight or laser beams to move. The paper, published in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, explores the potential of light sails for interstellar travel, highlighting their efficiency in terms of energy and mass. It details how light sails could theoretically reach speeds up to 20% of the speed of light, significantly reducing travel time to nearby stars. The technology involves deploying large, ultra-thin reflective sails that capture photons, which transfer momentum to the sail, propelling it forward. Challenges include the need for extremely lightweight materials, precise navigation, and the development of powerful lasers for acceleration. The paper also touches on recent advancements in materials science that could make light sails more feasible, although significant engineering hurdles remain before practical interstellar missions can be launched.

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[ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/light_sails_tech_paper/ ]

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