Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 WiTricity: Power can be sent through thin air Electric plugs could become things of the past after scientists devised a way of recharging laptops and mobile telephones without the need for cables. For the first time electrical engineers have powered a light bulb from a source seven feet away without a cable using mainly magnetic waves. They believe the WiTricity technology could be developed to allow portable electronic gadgets to be charged wirelessly. It would also help the environment, dispensing with the long-term problems caused by battery disposal. Scientists have long known that transferring electric power does not require wires, but for years have struggled to find a way to make it work. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveils its WiTricity (wireless electricity) concept today in Science Express, an online advance publication of the journal Science. The method exploits an effect close to inductance which is at work in transformers used to charge everyday appliances containing coils which transmit energy to each other by electromagnetic induction. Up to now transferring energy this way over distances of more than a few inches has been inefficient. Concerns have also been raised about a possible link between electromagnetic waves and cancer. However, Prof Marin Soljacic, who led the research, said yesterday he believed the technology can be developed without posing any additional health risks. Instead of irradiating the environment with electromagnetic waves, a power transmitter could fill the space around the power waves with a "non-radiative" electromagnetic field, he said. Energy would only be picked up by gadgets designed to "resonate" with the field. The team was able to light a 60W light bulb from a power source seven feet away; there was no physical connection between the source and the appliance, each of which contained a copper coil. The team believes an object the size of a laptop could be recharged within a few metres of a wireless power source. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...electric108.xml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Heard about that on the news. Good idea though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Heard about that on the news. Good idea though Wasnt tesla mucking about with this at the turn of the last century - he also said electricity could be pulled directly from the earth by simply shoving a stick in the ground (and having some special gear attached to harness it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4098 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Heard about that on the news. Good idea though Wasnt tesla mucking about with this at the turn of the last century - he also said electricity could be pulled directly from the earth by simply shoving a stick in the ground (and having some special gear attached to harness it). Aye but then he went mad invented a matter transference machine and formed Tin machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Heavy electricity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Heard about that on the news. Good idea though Wasnt tesla mucking about with this at the turn of the last century - he also said electricity could be pulled directly from the earth by simply shoving a stick in the ground (and having some special gear attached to harness it). Aye but then he went mad invented a matter transference machine and formed Tin machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7354 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Sounds radiationtastic! Cancer anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Tesla could do it about 50 years ago tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Tesla could do it about 50 years ago tbh. Good film like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Wiitchcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Wiitchcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Tesla could do it about 50 years ago tbh. Good film like. Prestige? They had to put a stop to Nicola when he started saying he wanted to supply free energy to the whole planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47544 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Heavy electricity? Chubby rain tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 They were thinking I read somewhere of charging yer mobile with the weak magnetic field around the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15894 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 They had to put a stop to Nicola when he started saying he wanted to supply free energy to the whole planet. And now Belgrade Airport is named after him and they charge western prices for dry sandwiches. Woo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 They were thinking I read somewhere of charging yer mobile with the weak magnetic field around the brain. Fucking hell that'd give you some serious roaming time with some of the mongs on here. Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Tesla could do it about 50 years ago tbh. Good film like. Prestige? They had to put a stop to Nicola when he started saying he wanted to supply free energy to the whole planet. Aye. Enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Tesla could do it about 50 years ago tbh. Good film like. Prestige? They had to put a stop to Nicola when he started saying he wanted to supply free energy to the whole planet. Aye. Enjoyed it. When did Bowie stop aging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Tesla could do it about 50 years ago tbh. Good film like. Prestige? They had to put a stop to Nicola when he started saying he wanted to supply free energy to the whole planet. Aye. Enjoyed it. When did Bowie stop aging? Sometime in the 70's. The Devil said he'd never get any older so long as he promised not to make any more decent tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Tesla could do it about 50 years ago tbh. Good film like. Prestige? They had to put a stop to Nicola when he started saying he wanted to supply free energy to the whole planet. Aye. Enjoyed it. When did Bowie stop aging? Sometime in the 70's. The Devil said he'd never get any older so long as he promised not to make any more decent tunes. Phil Collins picked up the gauntlet with seamless innovation mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Su, Su, Sussudio is all I'm saying on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Su, Su, Sussudio is all I'm saying on the matter. Made big bucks in Tinseltown for a bit. Then started freebasing late at night with some faliled writers in a garage in the heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Su, Su, Sussudio is all I'm saying on the matter. Made big bucks in Tinseltown for a bit. Then started freebasing late at night with some faliled writers in a garage in the heights. Phil Collins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Su, Su, Sussudio is all I'm saying on the matter. Made big bucks in Tinseltown for a bit. Then started freebasing late at night with some faliled writers in a garage in the heights. Phil Collins? Yeah. *Totally made up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Su, Su, Sussudio is all I'm saying on the matter. Made big bucks in Tinseltown for a bit. Then started freebasing late at night with some faliled writers in a garage in the heights. Phil Collins? Yeah. *Totally made up though. I wish it was true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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