Activity for 666lumberjackâ
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Transmitting energy from the upper part of a space fountain using the stream of rotating masses Imagine we have a sufficiently tall space fountain positioned at either of the Earth's poles, such that the upper station is permanently within view of the sun. A large array of solar panels could be connected to that upper station to provide a very consistent source of energy. The challenge with th... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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Realistic Interstellar Energy Transfer I've been reading some of the excellent answers on this question about galactic empires and it led me to imagine a reasonably realistic multi-system 'empire' might keep most or all of its population within a single system and have a presence around other stars only for the purpose of harvesting their... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |