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NotYourLawyer
970 days ago
If it uses a laser, it wastes a lot of energy.
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notsure2
970 days ago
How so? photons that don't participate in the reaction?
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NotYourLawyer
969 days ago
There’s that, but I meant just turning electrical energy into photons. Diode lasers are pretty decent at 50ish percent efficient. Everything else is way, way worse.
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