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Old 20th Dec 2010, 15:26
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utis
 
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laser?

What about the might of power and efficiencies of laser? Laser technology has been mastered from medicine to thick metal cutting, from precision astrophysics to hi-tech weapons, thermonuclear reactors..

A frequency could be set only for snow molecules on couple lasers on mid-high masts next to runways to continuously scan runway surface and automatically adjusting power levels depending on snow intensity. This would do no damage to any other surfaces or materials as frequency would be specific and target only ice type molecules.

I.e. - Laser ice removal system - Patent 4900891

I assume the same principle could be used for clearing fog around airport lets say 10miles radius..

A more powerful laser I assume could be used for disrupting hurricane cores?

If only worldwide industry would work as hard in putting more comfort and performance in industry as in naughty full-body scanners..
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