<ul><li>Researchers have received funding to develop solar-powered laser technology that could be used to power lunar bases and interplanetary missions.</li><li>The international team of researchers received a grant of €4 million ($1.2 million) to develop the technology inspired by photosynthetic bacteria.</li><li>By harnessing the light-harvesting structures of bacteria, the team aims to concentrate ambient sunlight enough to power a laser.</li><li>Once operational, the solar-powered lasers could be used to transmit energy to satellite systems, aid in renewable energy solutions on Earth, and support missions to Mars.</li></ul>

Lasers powered by sunlight could beam energy through space to support interplanetary missions

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