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General Physics Jan 26, 2016

Scientists propose high-efficiency wireless power transfer system

(Phys.org)—Currently, commercial wireless power transfer is limited mainly to charging pads for phones: instead of plugging your phone directly into the wall, simply place it on top of a wireless charging pad. In the future, ...

Engineering Aug 13, 2013

Wireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique

(Phys.org) —We might be one step closer to an Internet-of-things reality. University of Washington engineers have created a new wireless communication system that allows devices to interact with each other without relying ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 30, 2022

Researchers use infrared light to wirelessly transmit power over 30 meters

Imagine walking into an airport or grocery store and your smartphone automatically starts charging. This could be a reality one day, thanks to a new wireless laser charging system that overcomes some of the challenges that ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 20, 2018

Using a laser to wirelessly charge a smartphone safely across a room

Although mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones let us communicate, work and access information wirelessly, their batteries must still be charged by plugging them in to an outlet. But engineers at the University of ...

May 19, 2005

Panasonic Develops Coin-size Low-Power Bidirectional Wireless Module

Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, today unveiled its ultra-small low-power wireless module by incorporating a radio circuit and a microcomputer onto a single CMOS LSI ...

Engineering Dec 11, 2015

Wearable energy generator uses urine to power wireless transmitter

A pair of socks embedded with miniaturised microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and fuelled with urine pumped by the wearer's footsteps has powered a wireless transmitter to send a signal to a PC. This is the first self-sufficient ...

Energy & Green Tech Feb 1, 2012

Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation, researchers say

A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal ...

Consumer & Gadgets Nov 30, 2007

'WildCharger' leads wireless power revolution

WildCharge Inc.'s new wireless charging pad has recently won several awards and sparked the interest from the electronics, automobile, and furniture industries as one of the first wireless charging devices.

Optics & Photonics Nov 26, 2014

Engineers make sound loud enough to bend light on a computer chip

During a thunderstorm, we all know that it is common to hear thunder after we see the lightning. That's because sound travels much slower (768 miles per hour) than light (670,000,000 miles per hour).

Nanomaterials Dec 17, 2015

Graphene proves a perfect fit for wearable devices

Cheap, flexible, wireless graphene communication devices such as mobile phones and healthcare monitors can be directly printed into clothing and even skin, University of Manchester academics have demonstrated.

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