Flat, Flexible, Wireless Power Source Can Go Anywhere

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The wireless power transmission sheet shown embedded into a floor. Credit: Takao Someya
The wireless power transmission sheet, shown embedded into a floor. Credit: Takao Someya

A team of Japanese researchers has created a novel wireless power-transmission device that is thin, flat, and flexible. Based on a sheet of plastic, the device can be put on desks, floors, walls, and almost any other location, delivering power to electronics placed on or near it without the use of cables or connectors.


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