Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:57PM
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100mW/cm^2 is the same intensity as sunlight. It's not a ridiculous amount.
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Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by hengheng on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @04:01PM
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Skin is quite good at not letting sunlight through, but it's not as good at shielding RF.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:21PM
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Skin is translucent (at least for certain ethnic backgrounds). The heat gets in.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by the_pwner224 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @04:37PM
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Have you ever gone out on a hot day and stood in the sun? There's a big difference between sun and shade. A head with black hair gets super hot, aside from the general heat you feel.
Another way to say it is 1 kilowatt per square meter. It's a lot of energy. A 1500 watt electric heater can get my entire bedroom quite a bit hotter than with just the central heat running. Put 2/3rds of that energy into your body and there are certainly going to be effects.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:18PM
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Yeah, but I think it's a reasonably safe level for power transmission through corridors where there's not supposed to be any people.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by mikedilger on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @05:51PM
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Sunlight is spread-spectrum. This is focused at the frequency that makes water molecules vibrate - which is why we use it for ovens.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by Johnythree on Thursday September 10, 2020 @05:15AM
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Microwave ovens are not "focused at the frequency that makes water molecules vibrate".
This is an urban myth.
http://www.schoolphysics.co.uk/age16-19/Wave%20properties/Wa...
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr...
by anilakar on Thursday September 10, 2020 @04:44AM
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Microwave ovens operate at 2.45 GHz because of frequency management issues - we just can't afford to have jammers all around the spectrum. The first water absorption peak is actually at 22ish GHz.