Mirrors concentrate sunlight to power lasers

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 11:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Legend tells of Greek engineer and inventor Archimedes using parabolic mirrors to create “heat rays” to burn the ships attacking Syracuse. Though the underpinnings of that claim are speculative at...

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