For some reason, all i can think of now is one Arnold Judas Rimmer ***Wonders how he can apply said technology to avoid attending social ocassions involving obnoxious extended familly***
So each of those dots is a laser beam focused so tightly that it sets the air on fire? Because that's awesome.
Yes, this is actually old tech that was new in 1996. I only know this because I was at the display. It was a very, very private event held on the ship I was stationed on where companies brought thier latest "toys" on board to show them off. Its a really nice product but the USN had issues with it because it couldn't hold a very stable image while rocking.