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They do this already but they use mirrors. Mirrors are cheaper to produce, easier to shape and probably more effective than diamonds for this application. http
by dmurray 7y ago
They do this already but they use mirrors. Mirrors are cheaper to produce, easier to shape and probably more effective than diamonds for this application.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_solar_power https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_solar_power
- blackrock 7y agoCSP doesn’t work at night. I don’t think it really works in space. It’s not solid state.
- whatshisface 7y agoMirrors are passive and solid state, except for spinning mercury mirrors which are spinning and in the liquid state.
- blackrock 7y agoA mirror reflects light. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. I’m interested in a device that refracts light, in order to bend it in arbitrary ways.
- dmurray 7y agoWell, then you're on the right track. A diamond can refract light anywhere between 0 and 24 degrees, and an array of diamonds can bend light anywhere between 0 and 180 degrees with (I think) less than 20% intensity loss. You'll make a wonderful Bond villain.