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Companies and academic teams are working on the next generation of wireless charging for electric vehicles and consumer tech gadgets.
A Stanford team announced a system capable of efficiently transferring power to a moving device within arm’s length — technology that could someday help cut power cords at home and on the road.
Magnetic coils that charge electric vehicles while parked are coming in 2022.
But to go mainstream, wireless charging will need international standards and more flexible implementations.
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