Tiny, sunlight-powered aircraft could soar beyond airplanes’ reach
Light is all that’s needed to levitate these microfliers
![microflier levitating above a platform](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/021121_ec_microflyer_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A tiny microflier (gray disk at top) levitates above a mesh platform when illuminated by eight LED lights (yellow) as shown in this illustration.
Matthew Campbell and M. Azadi