Re: beanstalks (was Re: Metallic hydrogen ...)
From: The Ghost In The Machine (ewill_at_aurigae.athghost7038suus.net)
Date: 06/09/04
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Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:00:31 GMT
In sci.physics, Henry Spencer
<henry@spsystems.net>
wrote
on Tue, 8 Jun 2004 15:28:22 GMT
<HyzxnA.D19@spsystems.net>:
> In article <gi7ep1-s3a.ln1@lexi2.athghost7038suus.net>,
> The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@aurigae.athghost7038suus.net> wrote:
>>(The "free electron laser" is an interesting notion, although it
>>probably should be called an "easer", instead, to be consistent.
>
> No, a free-electron laser generates a beam of light, not electrons. The
> free electrons are the lasing material, not the output.
Interesting, but probably won't do much regarding power transmission
up to the elevator car. There's still a lot of air molecules
in the way, whether transmitting photons or electrons. :-)
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