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Latest comment posted at 8:20 AM EST 16/11/06

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  1. Raging Squirrel from GTA, Canada writes: Should have mentioned that this is possible due to Nikola Tesla's inventions back in the 19th Century.
  2. Proud Canadian from Canada writes: The effects on human health should be studied in conjunction with finding applications for this science.
  3. jon longaphie from Canada writes: Beam me up Scotty............. then reroute power through the EPS conduits and initialize the power transfer.

    Well, ok, maybe we're not at that point yet but this small scale wireless power transfer still sounds pretty cool.

    Cheers
  4. Bill Smith from Chicago, IL, United States writes: 'Wireless' power--sounds interesting, but I wonder if people exposed to such a source risk cancers and other damage. There are those who think living in close proximity to high-intensity power lines has harmed them. Wouldn't flesh, exposed to a 'stream' of such radiation, be harmed?
  5. L Bartelini from Canada writes: I am a elec eng with 25 years experience. This concept is the next cold fusion, from shameless self promoting academic. A related article in Scientific American states that the have not even built anything. Typical academic BS.

    There is absolutely nothing new here. Been there, done the math, might work, but the magnetic field required to transfer the energy to a reasonable sized resonant loop would need to be huge.
  6. Rick Drysdale from Sidney B.C., Canada writes: They would have to be very cheap to make the "one in every room" cost efficient as opposed to simple chargers.
    I personally don't have a problem with the way it is now. Could this be a solution looking for a problem?
  7. Bob Rollheiser from Canada writes: Interesting prospect, and it can be done. But the efficency is not very high, probably take much more power for the transmission system than the battery gets. Better not abandon nuclear power yet, the electricity has to come from somewhere.
  8. grover station from Hamilton, Canada writes: Good luck creating a device that can produce a non-radiative electromagnetic field. If they do invent such a device I am investing all my savings in it.
  9. Stude Ham from Outremont, Canada writes: still requires another expensive tekkie type box... theoretically... that's the message... it's all theory... probably will stay that way... mit always looking for funds... maybe someone will ??? aw what the h... the existing devices for recharging are cheap, easy to make, widespread, and fuel huge industrial complexes... and this guy theoretically wants to change all that... speak to gulf oil or general motors...
  10. dave jackson from Victoria, Canada writes: "...There are those who think living in close proximity to high-intensity power lines has harmed them...."
    They're called "morons."

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