How Green is Wireless Electricity?

Paul Hochman — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:30:11 -0500

>> The market for wireless electricity has inventors and investors upbeat, even in a down market. "This is going to be so big I don't think I can even get my arms around the market impact," says Steve Anderson, the senior vice president for Texas Instruments' power-management group. Anderson's crew is developing the integrated circuits that manage the power flow in wireless inductive power pads. "This is a huge step," he says.

Wireless Electricity Is Here (Seriously)

Paul Hochman — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:30:06 -0500

I'm standing next to a Croatian-born American genius in a half-empty office in Watertown, Massachusetts, and I'm about to be fried to a crisp. Or I'm about to witness the greatest advance in electrical science in a hundred years. Maybe both.

Either way, all I can think of is my electrician, Billy Sullivan. Sullivan has 11 tattoos and a voice marinated in Jack Daniels. During my recent home renovation, he roared at me when I got too close to his open electrical panel: "I'm the Juice Man!" he shouted. "Stay the hell away from my juice!"

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How Green is Wireless Electricity?

Wireless Electricity Is Here (Seriously)