Wireless Energy Transmission with Force Fields and Lasers

Using lasers and extreme electromagnetic fields I'm able to power up a bunch of stuff without the use of wires!

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In this video I demonstrate a bunch of different methods of wireless energy transmission. I start by looking at early experiments of wireless energy transmission like what was done by Michael Faraday in the mid 1800s and then try them out myself. These experiments led to the development of the transformer, which is an incredibly common electrical component used today. It turns out that wireless cell phone chargers are based on this technology that's over 100 years old!

Next I look into higher frequency sources like that generated by a Tesla coil. For these experiments I break out my Tesla coil collection and wirelessly light up neon bulbs, plasma tubes, and fluorescent lights. I also test out an energy harvesting circuit and collect EM energy via a rectenna. These effects are still mainly described by capacitive coupling though, so they don't work over very far distances.

Next I look into microwave devices as a source for generating a collimated beam. It turns out that making a nice beam from microwave oven parts is impossible, but large microwave antennas can still be used to wirelessly power up drones or beam large amounts of power over long distances. In my experiments I use a "broken" microwave oven that still works with the door open to light up some light bulbs.

Still though, the best device yet for wireless energy transmission is the laser. There is nothing that can match the tight beam of a laser, and with tuned photovoltaics, a laser can be used to transmit energy over astronomical distances at relatively high efficiencies. In fact, our best shot at exploring nearby stars in the foreseeable future is with laser powered spacecraft. In the video I use a laser to power electronics via LEDs and solar cells.

Oh yeah, free energy is silly unless it obeys the laws of thermodynamics,

[jonas]

"I've made myself part of this circuit"

*oh no*

[pradx]

"You probably noticed when you microwave something that's already on fire, the oven fills up with an angry glowing plasma."
yes, most people have microwaved fire

[s_t__l_e_s_s]

"you've probably noticed that when you microwave things already on fire the oven fills up with an angry glowing fersure do it all the time lmao

[cartierkid]

*blows up the moon

“That’s pretty cool but this is just not going to be powerful enough for me”

[erikbluefrog]

"You've probably noticed that when you microwave things that are already on fire, the microwave fills up with an angry glowing plasma."
Styro my friend, you have a very unusual idea of how most people spend their time and treat their kitchen appliances. I would guess that most people do NOT regularly microwave things that are already on fire.

[hubristicditch]

Did he really put a plasma globe into a microwave oven?

[lilliangrace]

This is the first of your videos I have seen and I have to say, you did great. The information is accurate, digestible, and informative. And you did so on a very interesting topic! The one thing I say you NEVER stop doing is specifying the FYI's at the end. It is EXTREMELY useful that you give those to prevent people completely misunderstanding your quite informative videos and misusing them. I also appreciate the warnings at the beginning. I honestly thought you were kidding until legitimate tesla coils were utilized lol.

[ardzz]

I love this guys voice.
He sounds bored with life but so excited at the same time.

[wardnelen]

i love that there are still Science channels on YouTube that post stuff that isn't clickbait and is actually informative, keep up the great work👌👍

[seanritter]

When styropyro drops a vid and the Youtube community cheers "He's ALIVE!!!"

[Nick-wvjf]

Styropyro: “it wouldn’t shock me if I touched it”
Styropyro literally 5 seconds later: “M o l t e n N i c k e l”

[maddoxmcalpine]

“You could keep swarms of drones in the air indefinitely” *Michael reeves wants to know your location*

[Pink-Kiwi]

"Well like most problems in life, this can be solved with very powerful lasers."

Drake Anthony 2019

[icebear]

This is the type of guy that would have fun in the apocalypse.

[nothcial]

Let's be honest. This man probably has a nuclear reactor to power all his stuff

[rsinfinity]

Lets take a minute to imagine this guys electric bill

[jeromeb]

Styropyro: doing this experiment will kill you

Also Styropyro: *does the experiment*

[elenacornick]

Your product quality is always getting better, great video

[bobusoroh]

I admire intelligent people like guys like this. they like what they do. I am too far from electricity.

[bottomtext]

This is absolutely THE MOST under rated channel on youtube