Wireless power transmission demonstration

[Greebo]

This is all kinds of freaking cool!
http://www.nss.org/news/releases/pr20080909.html

Space-Based Solar Power Breakthrough to Be Announced:
First-of-a-Kind Long-Distance Demonstration of Solar-Powered Wireless Power Transmission Technology

What:
Space solar power could be a clean, renewable solution to America's long-term energy needs. John C. Mankins, former manager of NASA's Exploration Systems Research and Technology Program, and one of the foremost experts on space solar power, will announce on Friday a milestone demonstration of the critical technology enabling SSP: long-distance, solar-powered wireless power transmission.

The only question in my mind as to whether or not this should proceed at full speed is, "what will the environmentalists find wrong with it?"

 

[TMetzinger]

See "Waldo" by Robert Heinlein.

 

[ScottM]

Too scary!!

Look what happened the last time they tried this

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/

 

[Greebo]

See "Waldo" by Robert Heinlein.

Don't remember that one. I was thinking of "Blowups Happen" m'self.