Optical lifting demonstrated for the first time
Weak Signal's progress: basic
This Weak Signal came from:
Scientists/researchers
The source of this Weak Signal:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-optical-video.html
When did the Weak Signal manifest ?
2005-now
Weak Signal's description
Scientists observed and experimentally verified a micrometer-scale object being lifted by a beam of laser light. Optical lifting may be useful for improving the design of solar sails for interstellar space travel. The scientists described the findings as “almost like the first stages of what the Wright brothers did”.
