Experts Still Think uBeam’s Through-the-Air Charging Tech Is Unlikely – IEEE Spectrum

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It even promises to improve health care. “Because bacteria can spread via electrical outlets,” the company says, hospitals using uBeam “will be cleaner and safer for patients.”

A TechCrunch interview from Saturday concedes the point, saying, The system “requires a line of sight and can’t charge through walls or clothes.” The latest story, though, didn’t address the obvious discrepancy with the earlier account. The most recent story says uBeam could transmit up to 4 meters, far less than the 30 feet (9 meters) claimed in an earlier piece.

via Experts Still Think uBeam’s Through-the-Air Charging Tech Is Unlikely – IEEE Spectrum.

Toyota Licenses Wireless Charging Tech from WiTricity – IEEE Spectrum

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One of the major companies in inductive charging infrastructure is Qualcomm, which acquired wireless vehicle charging technology from London-based HaloIPT two years ago. Now called Qualcomm’s Halo division, the company intends to run a trial in London with wireless charging pads on parking spots and cars equipped with sensors to indicate they are aligned above the charging pad. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is running a trial where electric buses are charged while on the move from wireless pads embedded in the road ways.

via Toyota Licenses Wireless Charging Tech from WiTricity – IEEE Spectrum.