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A terrahertz rectifier would be a boon for solar energy.

• K0balt 11mo ago
  I’m curious, how so?
  • CheeseFromLidl 11mo ago
    With terrahertz rectifiers you can use antennas and diodes to convert light to DC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_rectenna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_rectenna
    • K0balt 10mo ago
      Ooooh yeah! They’d have to work right at the antenna, but maybe some kind of metamaterial process could make more efficient solar panels that way? Hard To imaging that they would be cheap Though.