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How wireless energy from space could power everything

Ali Hajimiri · TED

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Modern life runs on wireless technology. What if the energy powering our devices could also be transmitted without wires? Electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri explains the principles behind wireless energy transfer and shares his far-out vision for launching flexible solar panels into space in order to collect sunlight, convert it to electrical power and then beam it down to Earth. Learn how this technology could power everything -- and light up our world from space.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2023
Speaker
Ali Hajimiri
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Astronomy and space
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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