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MIT Scientists Pull the Plug on Electricity

WiTricity will recharge iPods, laptops, and cell phones 15 feet away

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2007 5:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Researchers at MIT are getting ready to pull the power cord on your laptop, with wireless electricity—dubbed WiTricity—that would recharge everything from cell phones to iPods from 15 feet away. The team recently lit a 60-watt bulb from 7 feet off, using a...   Read full story »

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