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Remarkable new sensor chip pulls power out of the
air so it never needs to be charged
air so it never needs to be charged
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anlbomber (12/08/2015) [-] 
And I used to laugh at people who asked why we don't charge it over Wi-Fi.
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haroldsaxon (12/09/2015) [-] Nicola Tesla supposedly did it over a hundred years ago, we managed to do it again in smaller scale first in 2007.
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rainbowtacos ONLINE (12/09/2015) [-] Yeah, and it only has to be less than 1 inch away from a router!
It's cool stuff, don't get me wrong, but it's sensationalized in posts like these, where they ignore the practical stuff. That's not to say there's not a future in this stuff, but they're touting it like it's already here and works anywhere, which it doesn't.
It's cool stuff, don't get me wrong, but it's sensationalized in posts like these, where they ignore the practical stuff. That's not to say there's not a future in this stuff, but they're touting it like it's already here and works anywhere, which it doesn't.
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epicalania ONLINE (12/09/2015) [-] Yes its range is limited now, but they've proved the concept works and that they can build it.
From what I know about it, the network was a hack used to show the concept, so a purpose built one should immediately improve range.
From what I know about it, the network was a hack used to show the concept, so a purpose built one should immediately improve range.
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epicalania ONLINE (12/10/2015) [-] Actually, for a lot of android makers, like samsung, they'll likely swap over once it's cheap enough to mass create.
Because:
a) chargers will still be needed (1- data transfer, 2- they;ll still be faster & more effective
b) at first it would just increase phone life, it'll be a while before we can completely charge a phone off of it
c) they could charge through the roof for phones with it
Because:
a) chargers will still be needed (1- data transfer, 2- they;ll still be faster & more effective
b) at first it would just increase phone life, it'll be a while before we can completely charge a phone off of it
c) they could charge through the roof for phones with it
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samoaspider (12/09/2015) [-] Well you can still keep on laughing since you literally can't recharge a whole phone battery over weak-ass router waves.
In comparison you know how solar-panel calcurators work fine with little light but solar-panel cars aren't because of too high energy consumption vs recharge rate times
In comparison you know how solar-panel calcurators work fine with little light but solar-panel cars aren't because of too high energy consumption vs recharge rate times
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haroldsaxon (12/09/2015) [-] Someone actually made a car running decent on solar panels alone. Of course this isn't viable for common cars, but that was not the point of it.
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elmirbuljubasic (12/09/2015) [-] I don't understand polish but i'm 98% sure he is saying "GTFO of my land"
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elmirbuljubasic (12/09/2015) [-] I'm Bosnian and somehow i understand he say "zemlja" which means land in Bosnian and the fact that he is using a sickle in a open field
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tapeboy (12/09/2015) [-]
tesla would be ******* pissed if he knew how long it took us to pick up his designs
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anon (12/08/2015) [-]
I hate to be the ruiner of fun, but that article is incorrect.
Chips being able to draw power from the device that reads them trough EM waves are not new, they are called passive RFID chips.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification If you're lazy to look it up.
On the other hand, implementing such technology on such small size is quite amazing. So all in all, it is interesting and innovative, but not for the reason it was mentioned in the article.
TLDR : chip is good, article is not
Chips being able to draw power from the device that reads them trough EM waves are not new, they are called passive RFID chips.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification If you're lazy to look it up.
On the other hand, implementing such technology on such small size is quite amazing. So all in all, it is interesting and innovative, but not for the reason it was mentioned in the article.
TLDR : chip is good, article is not
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adasha (12/09/2015) [-] Tesla's FW he invented and made machines that can communicate and be charged by the Earth's electromagnetic field friken 120 years ago... and also picked signals from Mars
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makebate (12/09/2015) [-] Oh mijn god, jongens! het is tijd voor een NEDERDRAAD!
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graboidzero (12/09/2015) [-] ik ben een kut marokaan die niet van NL houd, haal mij van de lijst af plz
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hamplanet (12/09/2015) [-]
This "new" technology was already used by people here in berlin when the berlin wall was still standing. People used their metal fences in their gardens to get power from radio broadcasts to light their gardens, since there were mostly garden spots that weren't near residential areas and it was hard (and costly) to get electricity there. Most people also couldn't afford a generator for their garden, so they used this method instead.
When radio stations found out, they were furious, since it dramatically decreased the range of the signal.
When radio stations found out, they were furious, since it dramatically decreased the range of the signal.
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musqetoman (12/09/2015) [-]
"charged by air" hmm.... never ending dildo.... sorry what were we talking about again?
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chris chris ONLINE (12/09/2015) [-] im pretty sure they have wireless charging cellphones out now-a-days that does that i could be wrong, i know they have it, just not sure if its commercially available yet.
im a little bit worried people are mistaking this for free energy because its not. power goes to sending the signal that transfers the energy via radio waves. dont get me wrong, its remarkable, just a few years old news.
a real breakthrough would be if it was able to draw energy out of a chemical reaction or heat, without having to generate power to send to it
just looked it up and yeah.. wirless charging has been around for a while. the only thing that is 'remarkable' is the size of the chip
powerbyproxi.com/wireless-charging/
im a little bit worried people are mistaking this for free energy because its not. power goes to sending the signal that transfers the energy via radio waves. dont get me wrong, its remarkable, just a few years old news.
a real breakthrough would be if it was able to draw energy out of a chemical reaction or heat, without having to generate power to send to it
just looked it up and yeah.. wirless charging has been around for a while. the only thing that is 'remarkable' is the size of the chip
powerbyproxi.com/wireless-charging/
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dazartimm (12/09/2015) [-] Any phone with a battery that supports Near Field Communication can be charged on a wireless charging mat.
How to draw energy from a chemical reaction: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine
How to draw energy from a chemical reaction: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine
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anon (12/09/2015) [-]
yeah but wireless charging is done via induction- that is to say, a phone with a reciever coil built-in is placed in a strong, short-range electromagnetic field, and uses the internal coil to convert the energy in the electromagnetic field into electricity.
Also, RFID is not the name for the technology, RFID chips are just an application of the technology.
Also, RFID is not the name for the technology, RFID chips are just an application of the technology.
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lotengo ONLINE (12/09/2015) [-] Eindhoven mentioned, swell with being the worlds smartest region and PSV Eindhoven
