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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.09.01276

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Wireless wonders: How laser power transmission could reshape the future of energy

  • Jiewei LIU , 1 ,
  • Fulong XUE , 2, 3, * ,
  • Zhifeng WANG 4
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  • 1. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
  • 2. School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 3. Jiaxing Nanhu District Road-Air Cooperative Three-dimensional Transportation Industry Research Institute, Jiaxing 314007, China
  • 4. Beijing Jiu Tian Xing Ge Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100102, China

Received date: 2024-09-09

  Online published: 2025-06-13

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Jiewei LIU , Fulong XUE , Zhifeng WANG . Wireless wonders: How laser power transmission could reshape the future of energy[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2025 , 43(9) : 15 -23 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.09.01276

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