• Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    How would you move the power down to earth?

    Last time I read up on it it was via converting the energy into microwaves and beaming it down.

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      5 months ago

      I think masers (microwave lasers) are the new theory for achieving this, previously it was beaming microwave down much like your microwave oven beams your food.

      • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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        5 months ago

        It’s not that new. Sim City 2000 included a power plant that was just a receiving dish for a maser