Tom Nugent

CTO & co-founder of PowerLight Tech. Father, husband, and excited about the future!

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

@PowerLightTech continues to grow. We're looking for a special kind of technical writer – someone who can help with internal knowledge management & documentation, and be a "force multiplier" for our technical team. Apply now!
https://t.co/gwy4kmxhfD
#laser #wirelesspower

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

How long will it take for this to result in algorithmic price collusion? (I.e., a company or two increases their prices a tiny bit, then Amazon creeps up to match then rinse and repeat) https://t.co/NmMg2z7ZyS

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

“many of the places that are furthest along in transitioning to renewable energy are today facing a crisis of power shortages, sky-high electricity prices, and flat or rising carbon emissions.”

[Ted Nordhaus @TedNordhaus]

"The proximate cause is surging gas prices. But the underlying problem is that despite huge bets on RE, California, Britain, and Germany have chosen fossil fuels over nuclear energy to backstop electrical systems."

My latest @ForeignPolicy

https://t.co/yNhr1QvQmZ

[Ericsson N. America @EricssonNA]

Wireless RAN sites are now a reality — No on-site generation + power grid necessary! 🔌

Using @PowerLightTech's laser beam technology, we demonstrated the first wireless #5G radio base station. Learn more about the collaborative achievement ⤵️https://t.co/XPdZhshczV

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

I've mostly been off Twitter for nearly a year, but I had to come back to share this exciting news! @PowerLightTech is bringing long-distance optical beamed power to reality.

[PowerLight Technologies @PowerLightTech]

We're excited to work with @EricssonNetwork on this proof of concept, showing the utility of optical beamed power to cut the last cord for telecom!

#powerbeaming

[Alan Boyle 👽 @b0yle]

.@PowerLightTech and @ericsson demonstrate laser beaming system to power #5G base stations: https://t.co/V17xy539Ht

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

110% agree! It’s critically important to perform a sanity check on any result (yours or others’) to guard against mistakes.

[Josh Hopkins @SpaceJosh]

One of the most useful engineering skills you can develop is the ability to look at the end result of a complex analysis and say "wait, that can't be right..."

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

I'm excited that @PowerLightTech is hiring a systems modeling engineer!

If you have a physics-adjacent background with a strong interdisciplinary focus, multi-domain modeling ability, and are excited to help shape a new technology, talk to us now!
https://t.co/5Y7ac8W5GK

[Energy Cast Podcast @HostEnergyCast]

Power beaming over lasers could power neighborhoods or remote communities without the need for lines.

From Ep. 112.
https://t.co/4N9pCU5QH3
@PowerLightTech @energy #microgrid #power #solarenergy #podcast

[PowerLight Technologies @PowerLightTech]

Thanks to Jay and his team for having PowerLight's Tom Nugent on the podcast! We love sharing the story of what optical beamed power is and where it is going.

[PowerLight Technologies @PowerLightTech]

PowerLight is proud to have worked with @USNRL on the #PTROL program. We look forward to further improving and extending this capability to rapidly deliver power safely over long ranges!
#energy

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

@ZachWeiner Do things for which you can’t do the experiment (but where you can make good arguments with relayed data) count? E.g., black holes or the Big Bang...

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

@Prof_BearB I was going to say ranked choice voting and see someone else beat me to it.

[Photonics Media @PhotonicsMedia]

#AllThingsPhotonics S3E5: @DrGregQuarles, CEO of Applied Energetics and former @OpticalSociety CSO, on directed energy applications. Tom Nugent, @PowerLightTech CTO, on optical power beaming.

Listen here: https://t.co/yli33CqsS4

Sponsor: @PerkinElmer

#photonics #lasers #optics

[The Dad Joke Man @DadJokeMan]

Absolutely no more Suez Canal jokes...

That ship has sailed.

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

@b0yle @NASA_Technology @PowerLightTech Ha! I hadn’t even been thinking about news THAT soon!

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

Thanks @b0yle And there’s more to come!

[Alan Boyle 👽 @b0yle]

.@PowerLightTech is hitting its targets with a power beaming system that uses laser light: https://t.co/6tLZoJvcxK H/T @USNRL

[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

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[Tom Nugent @TomNugent]

A week ago I upgraded #macOS from #Catalina to #BigSur, and @Apple I am disappointed in the direction you’re taking your UI more and more. Do you subscribe to the Microsoft Waste-Screen-RealEstate philosophy now? And the Eliminate-Options-to-Customize paternalistic view?