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How wireless energy from space could power everything | Ali Hajimiri
May 3, 2024
Electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri discusses wireless energy transfer and space-based solar power. He envisions launching flexible solar panels into space to collect sunlight, convert it to electrical power, and beam it down to Earth. This technology could potentially power everything and light up our world from space.
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- Wireless energy transfer can power devices without wires using synchronized waves and interference for efficient energy direction control.
- Flexible solar panels in space could collect sunlight and beam electrical power down to Earth, offering a sustainable energy solution.
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