This is big. futurescope: Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the research is to develop an all-electric highway that wirelessly charges cars and trucks as they cruise down the road. [via]
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Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation

A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the research is to develop an all-electric highway that wirelessly charges cars and trucks as they cruise down the road.

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    /STARTS SCREAMING AND DOESN’T STOP EVER DO YOU ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE CRAP LIKE THIS? I LOVE IT A LOT, OKAY. AND THEN...
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    my friend was talking about this yesterday, this is Tesla’s work in action!! I’m so excited for this to be developed,...
  10. mechagai reblogged this from the36thprime and added:
    If you’ve ever owned any of the more recent rechargable electric toothbrushes, it’s that tech.
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  12. the36thprime reblogged this from confusedquark and added:
    But conservation of energy You’d slow down Which would be great at the ends of hills and stuff but what about everywhere...
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    While this is an interesting idea, I have a really hard time believing that anyone would have enough money to actually...
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    Finally, a very effective solution to the one drawback of electric vehicles.
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    THIS IS BRILLIANT.
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    Even so, since taxes will inevitably go up as our inflation and whatnot does (which I wish we could stymy somehow), the...
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    At first I thought this is a good idea, and then the word tax dollars rolled in my head… Damn it and I was loving the...
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    So cool, I am so excited for my first electric car.
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    Not that you’d have to limit it to cars. #TheTeslaDream
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