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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Certainly possible. But you’re still stuck on the r^2^ problem of diminishing returns at a distance. Light doesn’t like staying in a tight beam. The vortex loop is typically not much bigger than the wavelength. I don’t see much of a solution for transmitting energy long distances through air.

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