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man_gomer_lot t1_ixvm8hs wrote

Reply to comment by nyaaaa in Europe wants to harness the power of the sun... from space/The ESA wants to collect solar energy from the cosmos to help the continent meet climate targets by Sorin61

It uses light, so technically it does. It's just on the same order of magnitude as the light from a bright star for a useable signal.

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nyaaaa t1_ixvup4p wrote

Compare a a laser pointer with the bulb lighting your room. Maybe it can help you understand what the word means.

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man_gomer_lot t1_ixw4x4u wrote

Wifi can be and is beamed just like any other light we manipulate or produce. The more relevant aspect of the discussion is magnitude, not the shape of emission.

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