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EPISODE · Jun 2, 2025 · 32 MIN
[Interview] Punching NanoHoles in Light Sails Can Bring Us Closer to Alpha Centauri
Launching Breakthrough Starshot light sail probes to Alpha Centauri requires a lot of new tech, including the actual light sails. How do you make the optimal material to maximize the size with minimising mass? Finding out in this interview. 😍 [Interview+] Same video. No YT ads.https://www.patreon.com/universetoday🟣 Guest: Lucas Norder https://www.tudelft.nl/en/staff/l.norder/📜 Pentagonal photonic crystal mirrors: scalable lightsails with enhanced acceleration via neural topology optimizationhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57749-y00:00 Intro02:11 Current state of tech04:58 Nano-holes in reflective material11:08 Manufacturing techniques14:23 Practical applications20:58 Possible prototypes 25:57 Current obsessions30:21 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/iHLm9oHMsyM📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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