shyguyblue@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Biggest problem with this is the inverse square law.
Notice: The numbers from the example are pulled out of my ass, but the concept is there.
Basically, if you double the distance (x2) from source and receiver, available power will be 25% (x0.25). If you triple the original distance (x3) then available power will be 10% (x0.10) (Not the real math, but it’s along the line)
If you can pump out enough EM to cover all areas you’ll need, but not so much that it’ll fry devices closer to the source, I don’t see why you couldn’t get this to work in theory. I just wouldn’t want to pay the power bill required to overcome the EM field drop-off.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 days ago
unless we did it with fricken lasers!