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10 Emerging Technologies 2008 (technologyreview.com)
11 points by auferstehung on March 13, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



NASA's demonstration of a wireless power transmission with 82% efficiency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd47JXuz0g8


Wow... truly amazing. I have always been frustrated with all the wires behind my computer and TV, and thought it would be awesome if wire could be completely eliminated with wireless. I never knew wireless power is close to be an reality!

If NASA already developed the technology back in the 70's, why hasn't it be commercialized? Is there risk (radiation perhaps?) associated with this?




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