Scientists charge mobile phone with a laser from a distance of half a kilometer – Komsomolskaya Pravda

Specialists of rocket-space Corporation (RKK) “Energy” conducted a unique experiment: they charged a mobile phone using a laser beam.

“the Phone was able to charge at a distance of a mile per hour,” – said the representative of the ALAC.

To charge the phone, the researchers found laser transmit side on the sixth floor belonging to the Corporation building, which is located in the suburban Queen. On the roof of the other structure, located a mile they put in the charger is connected to port standard mobile phone target, which with the help of a special device transformed the laser energy into electrical energy.

by the Way, to stop there is the researchers do not intend to. In the future they intend to carry out similar experiments in orbit. In the space experiment with a laser beam it is planned to transmit electricity from ISS on the cargo ship “Progress”, which for this purpose will be given from station one to two kilometers, according to RIA Novosti.