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Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It (www.popularmechanics.com)

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Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It::We spoke to the project manager for DARPA’s POWER program, who explains how the wireless energy transfer technology will work.

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[-] Skanky@lemmy.world 50 points 9 months ago

"could"

"Soon"

Meaning, this is never going to happen.

Sure, it's possible to send power through the air - that much is already known. Sending significant levels of power over long distances is a whole other matter

[-] Hobbes@startrek.website 4 points 9 months ago

Aka every article in popular mechanics

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