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Cheap energy from space or new 'Rods from the Gods' superweapon? You make the call - our phone lines are open

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-strike-massive-breakthrough-allows-130000983.html

"We can send energy to remote regions and areas devastated by war or natural disaster."

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They totally whiffed on the scifi weapon reference, this is obviously an early version of a Low Orbit Ion Cannon.

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Cue Tim Curry shouting "SPACE!"

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"In the same way that the internet democratized access to information, we hope that wireless energy transfer democratizes access to energy."

They gotta stop saying that out loud, or Edison's ghost is going to Tesla them.

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It's not an either/or proposition.

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Rods from God are actually... impractical. Controlling where the rods fall turns out to be much much harder than the idea makes it sound.

I suppose if you want non-nuclear ways to wipe out cities, sure. But it doesn't help if your target is much tighter, like military hardware or ships.