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Tokyo University's "Microwave Rocket"

Posted by timothy on from the radiation-for-your-estes dept.

LiftOp writes "Apparently a group from Tokyo University's Department of Advanced Energy has used a high-power microwave beam to heat the air beneath a model rocket , sending it skyward (well, two meters). Dr. Kimiya Komurasaki, who led the group, seems to be quite a directed energy buff; when the rocket eventually gets beyond the air level, a conventional motor could be used to send it further."

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  1. high energy ? by ddd2k · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Correct me if i'm wrong, but doesn't using microwave radiation to heat the air consume a lot of energy than burning solid fuel? If so, wheres the applicable purpose?

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