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Solar Converted to Laser Light

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TOKYO, Sept. 10, 2007 -- Osaka University and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are developing a way to convert sunlight into laser light, Japan's Nikkei news service has reported. The technology reportedly will boost the design of solar power systems that will one day collect sunlight in space and convert it to laser energy, then to electricity for our use on Earth. The new device converts sunlight with an efficiency four times greater than previous attempts, Nikkei reported. Sunlight is collected and kept as energy in a plate made of a sintered powder of metals such as chromium and neodymium, it...Read full article

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    Published: September 2007
    BiophotonicsenergyJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyJAXANews & FeaturesNikkeiOsaka Universitysolar converted to laser lightsolar power systemsspace energy

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