News tagged with wireless power

Artificial muscle as shock absorber

Engineers are working on intelligent materials that can diminish vibrations and extract power from the environment. These electro-active elastomers could dampen annoying vibrations in a car, for example, or ...

Technology / Engineering

created 6 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nimbus Lab sends up quadrotors for wireless charging (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nimbus Lab are exploring wireless power transmission as a way to power devices. They have designed and built a custom power-transfer and ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Next up: Smart homes

You've got a smartphone and maybe a smart TV, and may have heard that smart refrigerators are in the works. Next up: the smart home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0