 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Power system would recharge without wires
Oxford, England (UPI) Jul 24, 2009 A power system now in development could charge cell phones and other gadgets without the use of wires, researchers at a conference in Britain said. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are experimenting with the physical phenomenon of "resonance," which causes an object to vibrate when energy frequencies are applied, MIT Professor Marin Soljacic said in Oxford at the TED Global Conference on "ideas worth spreading." It is resonance, for example, that causes a glass to explode when a singer hits exactly the right note. Exploiting the resonance of electromagnetic waves could send energy from a power source to cell phones, laptop computers and myriad other gadgets that today are charged through wire hookups, Soljacic told the BBC in a story published Friday. Such a system could replace miles of expensive power cables and billions of disposable batteries, said Eric Giler, chief executive of the U.S. firm Witricity, who demonstrated a wireless television at the conference. Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Are 'green' governments color blind?London (UPI) Jul 23, 2009 In Europe, as in most parts of the world, "green" is good, but what that means in practice is harder to define. In Europe, government leaders vie with opposition politicians, who want to take over their ministerial chairs, each claiming that they are truly the greenest leaf in the political forest, regardless of the color -- blue, yellow, red, black or even green -- their party paints ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook