Electricity from Air

[IotaYodi]

superconductive coils

Thought of space and its -459° Fahrenheit temperature. Seems possible to construct a type of generator in space and transmit power down to the Earth using a wireless scheme. If nothing else it could possibly power a space station.

[the_big_m_in_ok]

Thought of space and its -459° Fahrenheit temperature.

Someone like WilbyInebriated may come along and insult you by saying that "objects in space have a temperature; space itself is unoccupied, and therefore has no temperature as such."  He might think you're dumb not to think like him, but I try and treat people better than he does.
   (That last remark was rather aimed at him.  He did something similar to me before.)

Seems possible to construct a type of generator in space and transmit power down to the Earth using a wireless scheme.

Sure, you betcha.  Patents exist to that effect.

If nothing else it could possibly power a space station.

Yep.  Especially inside the Earth's magnetic field.  Similar to the coax cable 'electret' effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electret

--Lee

[WilbyInebriated]

Someone like WilbyInebriated may come along and insult you by saying that "objects in space have a temperature; space itself is unoccupied, and therefore has no temperature as such."  He might think you're dumb not to think like him, but I try and treat people better than he does.
   (That last remark was rather aimed at him.  He did something similar to me before.)Sure, you betcha.  Patents exist to that effect.Yep.  Especially inside the Earth's magnetic field.  Similar to the coax cable 'electret' effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electret

--Lee

dude you need to grow up and quit your bellyaching... you remind me of a pre-teen.
first off, if i were to come here and post what you said (which i wouldn't, because i don't presume to know if 'space' is unoccupied) it wouldn't be an insult, it would be my opinion...
second, if you are abreast of recent scientific claims you would be aware that 'space' is not believed to be "unoccupied"... apply a little quantum mechanics and special relativity and you will see that 'empty space' has energy, way too much energy. 120 orders of magnitude more energy than is contained in everything we see. now what a terrible prediction that is...

you guys (think you) have all the answers, but you just don't know how to get there... it reminds me or the sidney harris cartoon where you've got this big equation, and the answer, and the middle step says "and then a miracle occurs". and then one scientist says to another, "i think you have to be a little more specific at this step right here"...