Extinguishing Wildfires with Light at Meta Photonix [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MetaPhotonix Inc. (MPI), a Silicon Valley startup, is developing a revolutionary method to extinguish large-scale wildfires using nothing but light – eliminating water! The innovative technology also aims to significantly reduce the need for aircraft, and firefighters, enabling fires to be extinguished by AI remotely at the speed of light.

Here a laser pulse extinguishes a tiny flame by detonating the atmosphere to disrupt oxygen flow. A larger fire would be extinguished by means of an AI carefully configuring billions of light pulses to manipulate fire dynamics at the speed of light.

An overview of photpyrokinesis and why it is needed.

In 2024, MPI achieved a small yet groundbreaking milestone, by remotely extinguishing a tiny flame, equivalent to the size of a candle, using only light. While small in scale compared to actual wildfires, this experiment serves as a vital proof-of-concept, paving the way for a future …

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