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Intel demonstrates how to send electrical power wirelessly
- fnazeeri 18y agoWow. 75% efficient at 1 meter is amazing.
- mattmaroon 18y ago"Soljacic, who didn't work with Intel, said Thursday that he was pleased that Intel is getting behind the technology. For me, it's like a confirmation that it's so exciting, it's something people would like to have," Soljacic said." Yeah, I never would have guessed that people would want wireless power. Good thing Intel's there.
- jsmcgd 18y agoApart from being cool as, what will wireless power do for us? As long as traditional methods remain more widespread and efficient at the moment I can't see what will make this technology take off. Perhaps recharging embedded medical devices? What else? There must be loads of interesting applications.
- burnout1540 18y agoRecharging electrical cars as they roll down the highway?
- mattmaroon 18y agoThat's like asking "what would wireless phones or wireless internet do for us?" If you don't have the vision to think up 100 practical uses for wireless power and the sense of history to realize that those 100 would only be the tip of the iceberg, startups may not be for you.
- jsmcgd 18y agoWow. Who pissed in your cornflakes? I agree with you. That's exactly what I'm saying, what do you think these applications would be? I probably could list a bunch but I'd rather hear ideas from people who've had more than a couple of seconds to think about it. EDIT: I should point out that there was no sarcasm or innuendo in my previous post.
- mattmaroon 18y agoSorry, I didn't really mean you specifically, was just generalizing. Wireless power seems like it might be the next world-changing invention.
- noonespecial 18y agoI don't want to sound like a neophyte here but I'm afraid of beams that carry that much power. I have no problem at all letting the milliwatt beam of my cell phone go through my head but lets just say I don't my bedside alarm clock powered by this just yet. Coupled resonance seems safe to stuff that doesn't resonate in between but when I hear beam and watts I still freak.
- khafra 18y agoIt's good to hear that Nikola Tesla found a job with a new company, after losing that Westinghouse contract.