Physicists Promise Wireless Power 411
StrongGlad writes "The tangle of cables and plugs needed to recharge today's electronic gadgets could soon be a thing of the past. Researchers at MIT have outlined a relatively simple system that could deliver power wirelessly to devices such as laptop computers or MP3 players. In a nutshell, their solution entails installing special 'non-radiative' antennae with identical resonant frequencies on both the power transmitter and the receiving device. Any energy not diverted into a gadget or appliance is simply reabsorbed. The system currently under development is designed to operate at distances of 3 to 5 meters, but the researchers claim that it could be adapted to factory-scale applications, or miniaturized for use in the 'microscopic world.'"
Now who's stupid (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Loss (Score:5, Funny)
that's why you're not a genius.
Great (Score:5, Funny)
Re:laptops and MP3 players? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:laptops and MP3 players? (Score:3, Funny)
Rats are awsome critters, very friendly and social. I finally got them to stop gnawing on my feet. I even still have three toes left!
Re:Loss (Score:2, Funny)
I dunno, I guess it all depends on exactly WHICH body part we're talking about... this might revolutionize the online pr0n industry
while you guys are at it... (Score:5, Funny)
thanks!
signed,
technology historians for the realization of past promises
ps: don't think we've forgotten about those rocket cars mr. popular science!
Dateline 2006 (Score:2, Funny)
I, For One... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Now who's stupid (Score:5, Funny)
Re:That would be really cool to see... (Score:5, Funny)
Re: Tesla (Score:4, Funny)
Hmmm (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Problems (Score:2, Funny)
what was it about?
Re:That would be really cool to see... (Score:2, Funny)
Speak for yourself, meatbag!
Now, I can power my flying car! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:alexchiu (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Maybe it's the heating (Score:5, Funny)
Any one of those could heat up my cells a little bit and give me cancer!
Re:You have a point. (Score:2, Funny)
But..... We already have wireless power.... (Score:2, Funny)
And no, I haven't RTFA.
Re:100 years later... (Score:3, Funny)
Telsa is vindicated! Pass me a beer!
It's Wednesday! Pass me another beer!
Re:Microscopic gods.... (Score:3, Funny)