While capable of powering drones up to an altitude of 5,000 feet, this is only the beginning of power beaming’s technological promise.

The company formerly known as LaserMotive is coming out of stealth mode with a new name — PowerLight Technologies — and a sharper focus on beaming power over fiber-optic cables. “The company has gone ...

The U.S. military has set a new record for wireless power transmission, beaming a laser carrying more than 800 watts of power across a distance of 5.3 miles (8.6 kilometers). The test, performed by ...

Artemis will join Pink Floyd on the dark side of the moon – and the University of Virginia has contributed to getting it there. Artemis is a NASA program to return humans (including the first woman) ...

Beaming limitless clean power down to Earth from huge solar arrays in space has moved a step closer after a company claimed a “world first” breakthrough in developing a key technology. Space Solar, ...

An artistic rendering showing the concept of collecting solar energy in space and beaming converted RF energy to a terrestrial rectenna. Credit: Northrop Grumman In the 1940s, science fiction author ...

Nanometallic optical antennas are rapidly gaining popularity in applications that require exquisite control over light concentration and emission processes. The search is on for high-performance ...