Millimeter wave technology drills 100 meters into granite

	Millimeter wave technology drills 100 meters into granite(thinkgeoenergy.com)
	219 points by Jimmc414 115 days ago \| 122 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Enthusiasm about the technology and its potential applications like deep geothermal or fission reactors ↓Skepticism that the company is more focused on hype/press than actual progress or viable products •Sharing supplementary technical resources and references about the technology ↑Impressed by the technical achievement of using millimeter waves at 300GHz to cut rock ↓Questioning the lack of near-term commercial products despite the demonstrated capability