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Re:A Skeptic's Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space by _fizz_buzz_ on Saturday May 11, 2024 @01:18AM (#40326127)
But electronics probably would. I have fried a micro-controller with a leaky industrial microwave waveguide before.
Re:A Skeptic's Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space by bell-cot on Saturday May 11, 2024 @06:35AM (#40327281)
Yes and no. On the (figurative) day when microwave power transmission becomes normal, designing & building electronics so they are relatively immune (or can leech power if needed) will also become normal. Because stuff that isn't immune will go wonky in enough circumstances (driving near a ground receiver, etc.) that consumers will notice, and get pissed.