I'm not sure whether it's easier to collimate a laser beam or a radio signal over stupendous range. Whichever one wins would be the one you'd see more in interplanetary communications. Markus: Communication with electromagnetic radiation is subject to diffraction just like lasers. The ...
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Particle beam weapons are, well, weapons. It is hard to set the proton strength high enough to get a good gamma signal but low enough so the gamma radiation doesn't kill the user and everybody standing nearby. If the proton strength is too high it will slice up the terrain, which coul...