Wireless power is something that resonates with me. Those pesky cables disturb the Feng Shui of my desk area. So what drives people to invent useful stuff like wireless electricity (or WiTricity)? Some might say necessity:
Professor Soljacic’s inspiration for WiTricity grew out of his frustration at having to find a plug to charge his mobile phone. “It was probably the sixth time that month that I was awakened by my cell phone beeping to let me know that I had forgotten to charge it. It occurred to me that it would be so great if the thing took care of its own charging.”Sounds like good old fashioned laziness to me. But if it sorts my desk out, I'm not knocking it. Actually, having my phone stop beeping in the middle of the night would be cool too.
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