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"New study links widespread ultrasonic 'firefly' devices with disappearing insect populations and [other unintended ecological disaster]." - Headline from 2042
Reminds me of Localizers from A Deepness in the Sky. That was a great book
I assume they are pumping enough power to a single point to ionise the air and produce light. Would that much ultrasonic power be enough to burn human skin?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Finding out that it was actually a prequel bummed me out so much.
was A Fire Upon the Deep not good?
Five to ten years, eh? https://www.xkcd.com/678/
I'm confused. The article implies that it can hover around independently, but in the gallery, it's only seen levitating inside a fat loop of copper wire connected to a stationary structure.