Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system
Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system
By Leah Crane
10 May 2026
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"I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about."
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