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Physicists Promise Wireless Power

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the having-a-hard-time-buying-it dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:That would be really cool to see... by dscx · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, the tumor in my head actually says so...

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    If I told you you had a beautiful body, would you press it against me?
  2. Cancer growth ? by Skaber · · Score: 1, Troll

    What kind of effects this could have of on the human body ?
    Aren't we already exposed to too many radiations ?

  3. frost pi5t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    OF AMeRICA irc

  4. Re:That would be really cool to see... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Do you know the difference between a near field and a far field? I suspect not. Do you have an explanation as to why a 27MHz battery powered CB can light up a fluorescent tube? No interaction at that frequency, eh? Go back and masturbate into your theory-only teach-to-the-exam bachelors' degree, university weenie.

  5. Re:That would be really cool to see... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I have a huge cock. Oh right sorry, we're talking about physics and not who's got a larger ePeen. MY BAD.