Safety issues in SPS wireless power transmission

Space Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-122

  Dickinson, Richard M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0034656485     PISSN: 02659646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-9646(00)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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