Wireless charging over Wi-Fi could be on the horizon

Charging cables: a thing of the past?Image: JGI/Jamie Grill/Blend Images/CorbisSay goodbye to cables? Researchers at the University of Washington just successfully tested Wi-Fi charging.With the ever-increasing number of smart, connected devices in our lives and the rise of the Internet of Things, there's a real need for a more elegant charging...Charging cables: a thing of the past?Image: JGI/Jamie Grill/Blend Images/CorbisSay goodbye to cables? Researchers at the University of Washington just successfully tested Wi-Fi charging.With the ever-increasing number of smart, connected devices in our lives and the rise of the Internet of Things, there's a real need for a more elegant charging solution than cables running everywhere.A recent report in Wired detailed how the researchers equipped a variety of devices with sensors to take Wi-Fi signals from a router and turn them into DC power. The team wanted the system to integrate with pre-existing Wi-Fi infrastructure, so they gave an off-t
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