Re:DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming
by ChocolateGod on Monday June 16, 2025 @03:00AM
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It must not be safe to be out in the sun then.
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Re:DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming
by _Algernon_ on Monday June 16, 2025 @03:38AM
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Last time I forgot sunscreen at a UV index of 10 my skin started peeling of after half an hour so...
Re:DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming
by ben_w on Monday June 16, 2025 @07:34AM
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Density (and wavelength), rather than total power, is important.
Sun's 1kW/m^2, and even then you shouldn't look directly at it, and being out in it all day without protection leads to sunburn.
Re:DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming
by nkrisc on Monday June 16, 2025 @08:40AM
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Itβs not, for an extended period of time. Now imagine it was collimated rather than diffuse.
Re:DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming
by kurble on Monday June 16, 2025 @09:29AM
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That's the thing, sunlight is collimated. It only gets diffuse once it reflects of a diffuse surface.