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[–] 51 points 2 years ago

This just in, scientists unveil "a loop of wire"

I keed, I keed. Glad to see materials science improving technologies we have for new applications.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago

    Tesla, himself, is giving a gentle thumbs up from his grave.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Ooooohhh can't wait to see the idiotic conspiracy theories about this...

    Also, just more shit for crystal mommies with no scientific literacy to use to try to explain "energy" to me.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Isn't this similar to principle behind The Great Seal Bug? I thought we knew blasting RF at a specific receiver can create energy.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah, you can also find "crystal radio" kits


    radio receivers that use only the received RF to produce sound (no external power source).

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Cool, I can charge my car in just 2,680,000 years.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Uhm, how is this fundamentally different from a crystal radio? I've built this exact concept from a science kit, and this is a concept that's been proven for decades.

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  • [+] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
    [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Did they discover it in online news articles from 6 years ago?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Wonder if this can be used to power ZigBee smart sensors. My current battery ones last about 2 years on a coin cell

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    That's really cool.

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    [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Do you need to hazardously close to a tower for good stability? Fascinating for the future of wireless power!

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