- An Uzbekistan researcher wants to focus the sun's energy into a laser to use as renewable energy.
- The scheme would involve using 3-foot-wide parabolic mirrors.
Harnessing the sun's rays to produce a beam of pure energy has long been the goal of inventors from the ancient Greek engineer Archimedes (focused mirrors to destroy invading ships) to James Bond villains (space-based lasers of "Diamonds are Forever" and "Die Another Day").
But new research may realize the dream for a more down-to-Earth use: renewable energy.
A researcher in Uzbekistan has proposed a plan using small parabolic mirrors about 3 feet in diameter, combined with new two-layer ceramic disks to produce laser light.
"It is possible to make solar-powered lasers with the efficiency of 30 to 40 percent," said Shermakhamat Payziyev, a researcher at the Scientific and Production Association "Akadempribor" in Tashkent.
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