More About Wireless Power

but first, a new survey plug-in

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BeachBum in Friday’s Comments correctly points out the direction current technology is taking wireless transmission of power may not be parsimonious. For those who do not have the advantage a Purdue-based engineering background (slam!), The Law of Parsimony (wiki definition here) states:

“All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one.”

As the article from today’s San Jose Mercury News indicates, we have a way to go to be parsimonious in wireless transmission of useable power! (See PowerBeam link for article)

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