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A Tablecloth to Charge Your Laptop
moscowde writes "Research scientists at the University of Tokyo have come up with a unique sheet-like material that can transmit electrical energy over a large area to nearby devices without the need for direct contact, so it can be made into a tablecloth or wallpaper and your appliance can be anywhere on a surface to get charged.
The system uses organic molecules as transistors, microelectromechanical switches, and miniature copper coils to transmit energy using electromagnetic induction."
My soup has electrocuted a fly!
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Grampa if you don't get me a pony and take me to the zoo, I'm going to recharge my ipod! Then you'll be sorry!
8. Apple 12 inch Powerbook
13. Large calculator
You mention your powerbook twice...
I KEED! I keed.....
Tell me about it :( Its awkward reaching round to the back of the player to put the disc in all the time.
At certain frequencies I can actually feel the EM field as a slight tingling in my skin. My Wacom tablet does it but my hand has to be pretty close to it to feel anything (which is really annoying because I otherwise love that tablet).
If I were you I'd be experimenting with that tablet using my own fleshy stylus. Assuming you have one.
Yeah, it's a good thing that there isn't some huge electromagnetic source that just appears in the sky all the time, that would be scary.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
There's no better way to teach kids about keeping their elbows off the table.
Right?
BRRRZZZTTTT!! RIGHT!