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A team of scientists from several organisations will begin tests this spring on a space-based power generation technology using satellites, it was learned Saturday.
The technology would start by generating electricity from sunlight in space, convert the power into microwaves and then send it to Earth, the team said. The planned test will attempt to convert a strong electric current into microwaves and transmit them 10 meters away in a simulated outer space environment at Kyoto University.
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