Intel CTO: No more power cords

at the Intel Developer Forum today, Intel CTO Justin Rattner showed off a research project from his labs that powers electronics wirelessly. The big idea is to someday cut the last cord in laptops!

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[Torenhire]

He says in the video that it's not a new technology, just that no one has tried to put it into motion.

[zaz969]

Welcome to a new generation of power stealing!

[ThePresD]

good idea but it's magnetic so the computer would fail. sorry intel

[robvh2]

He says that the human body isn't affected by magnetic fields and hence this tech is safe. This is patently untrue! Medical research has demonstrated that magnetic fields do affect the body (it has been used to improve circulation and accelerate bone healing, for instance). Also consider that MRI machines are absolutely dependent on the body reacting to magnetism (MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging)..

[rfengr]

"Wireless Power Transfer" and "Energy Efficiency" are two opposing forces.

[pathshifter]

wawawiwa! i like!

[Sholenga]

Return to the "past" about Tesla and Edison's work will make a big difference for our "future". It is a very good point MIT is still our memory and Intel's experimentations will succeed following this purpose. The paradoxe and the complexity to manage Tesla ans Edison's experiences will make the difference in our future in the invisible vibes. Do "resonant circuits" offer the possibility of an another dimension ?

[Sholenga]

Have a look about Tesla's work comparate to Edison's work and the vision of our future would be quite different...we have to return to the "past" bto get a better "future" ! I agree with velazco69 and it is just a little part of Tesla's work...we still have the choice !

[inagod]

this would be something to build into new roadways,in city's, electric cars could run off power inbedded in the roadway?

[twitchd8]

so basically all they want to do is create a huge transformer, since you put one coil and then you have another smaller or larger coil to step up or down... All it is is a transformer taken out of the metal casing!! My question is will this interfere with, say, cell phone signals, or radio signals? how do we shield wireless???? A guy in this are did something similar in the past where the power company set up a sub station, and he had a coil in his chicken coop next to free power for 15 years!

[Matthijs1994]

adapters work the same way :D

but much, much smaller ;)