Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process - The Debrief::An international team of scientists report that they have successfully used acoustics to deflect laser beams in an engineering first.

  • @NotMyOldRedditName
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    311 months ago

    Damn… you’re right.

    Maybe they’ll find another way now that they’ve found one.

    • @[email protected]
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      -111 months ago

      A mirror? Light won’t reflect off of nothing. The closest you’ll get is gravitational lensing, but that requires about a galaxy’s worth of mass to make any noticeable difference.