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Published online 10 June 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020603-8

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Laser propels plane

Japanese lab launches paper plane with laser beam.

It's the ultimate in classroom one-upmanship: a laser-powered paper plane. The device, devised by researchers in Japan, has just made its maiden flight.

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