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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 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"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 6 points 1 year ago

Aka every article in popular mechanics