Thursday, September 17, 2009

Wireless Electricity

A concept that Nikola Tesla developed over a century ago may be making its way into the mainstream, wireless energy. Sending electricity through the air is astonishing but may actually be available on a large scale in the near future according WiTricity. At first I thought this to be rather far-fetched; however, I then realized my toothbrush at home used similar technology albeit on a much smaller scale than WiTricity is proposing. Think of the possibility of being able to send large amounts of electricity over long distances. The world as we know it would truly change, everything from the landscape (no more power lines) to what it looks like behind your computer desk. Plugging things in to charge, household electronics needing to be plugged in or have batteries, would all be a thing of the past. Think of what kids will say in 40 years, if this becomes a reality, when you pull out an old power cord and tell them you had to plug in your laptop. I can hear them laughing now.

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