MIT crafts wireless electricity
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Blog: How many scientists does it take to turn on a lightbulb?
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SCIENTISTS have sounded the death knell for the plug and power lead.   In a breakthrough that sounds like something out of Star Trek, they have discovered a way of 'beaming' power across a room into a light bulb, mobile phone orlaptop computer without wires or cables.
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Nanowire electrodes could improve the performance of electric vehicles.
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Researchers find way to make tiny structures emit different wavelengths of light.
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US scientists develop tiny energy-generating fibres that could be used to create self-powered smart fabrics.
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There are other ways to tie together wireless, wireline netowrks besides Wi-Fi/cellular handsets, research firm says.
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By Sadie Gray  Plugs and cables could become obsolete after scientists devised a way of recharging electrical devices ranging from laptop computers to lights from a distance.
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Bluetooth -- a short-range wireless technology -- is finally coming of age.
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A chip configured with magnets levitates minuscule droplets, offering a new approach to labs-on-a-chip.
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A team of US scientists show off a novel device that harvests energy from human movements.
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Researchers say they've created a nifty optics-on-a-chip device that overcomes a major obstacle in harnessing the full power and speed of light waves. By the Associated Press.
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According to an article in this month's Science Journal, researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed a new technology to generate electricity from the natural motion of walking. Assistant professor of kinesiology Max Donelan and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile devices, like laptops, cell phones, and emergency rescue gear.
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Researchers are working on autonomous robots that eat to produce energy. The problem right now is that batteries are much better. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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US researchers have created a nano-fiber textile that harvests energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could one day power an iPod or other wearable electronic devices, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Texas Instruments Inc. engineers and MIT researchers say they've designed a new chip that consumes less power and can be used in devices as varied as medical implants and sensors that detect enemy tanks.
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Some wireless gadgets pump music from a computer to a stereo or TV. Others take a broadband connection and make it available to any PC within range.
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Electronic textiles have applications far beyond cool shirts.