Transfering Electricity w/o Medium? (Electron Beams?)

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Can electricity be transmitted using Concentrated beams without using wires with no energy lost in the process?
 
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I would guess that if the electrons were completely free to move (i. e. not in a conductor), they would repel each other so it would not be a concentrated beam after a short amount of time.

But you could use some sort of electromagnetic radiation (microwaves maybe) to transfer the energy, and convert it back to electricity later.
 
SaudAlt said:
Can electricity be transmitted using Concentrated beams without using wires with no energy lost in the process?

Congratulations, you just invented the cathode ray tube :cool:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray"

Here's a general article on wireless power transmission as I bet that's what you are really curious about :wink:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power_transmission"
 
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