Latest Wireless energy transfer Stories

HONG KONG, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wireless Power Consortium ("WPC") today announced that leading Chinese automobile manufacturers Geely, Chery, Changan and Dongfeng exhibited cars featuring its universal wireless charging standard Qi at the April 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. This is the first time that embedded Qi wireless chargers have been exhibited at a major auto show in concept vehicles, marking a key milestone for universal wireless charging technology. As the world's first...

Successful implementation of new generation inductive power transfer technology in wind turbines highlights advantages of wireless power in difficult industrial environments. Cincinnati, OH, USA and Auckland, New Zealand (PRWEB) May 23, 2011 PowerbyProxi, the global leader in high-efficiency industrial wireless power solutions, today announced the successful trial of the Proxi-Ringâ„¢ 480, a contactless slip ring that provides wireless power and data to pitch control systems that...

Electrical engineers at Duke University have determined that unique man-made materials should theoretically make it possible to improve the power transfer to small devices, such as laptops or cell phones, or ultimately to larger ones, such as cars or elevators, without wires.This advance is made possible by the recent ability to fabricate exotic composite materials known as metamaterials, which are not so much a single substance, but an entire man-made structure that can be engineered to...

PLEASANTON, Calif., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today announced a technology development agreement with WiTricity Corporation relating to WiTricity's proprietary wireless resonant energy transfer technology for application in the field of mechanical circulatory support. Through a collaborative effort over the past nine months, Thoratec...

TORONTO, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ms. Yeg Baiocchi, Daymak Inc's President and CEO, is pleased to announce that Daymak's new electric bicycle, The Shadow Ebike, will be showcased at the 109th Canton fair in Guanzhou China on April 15 through April 20. The Shadow Ebike, the world's first wireless Ebike, is powered by the proprietary Daymak Drive, and developed and built in Canada by Daymak Inc. "We are very excited to attend the 109th Canton Fair and showcase our very own Shadow...

ADA, Mich. and BIRMINGHAM, England, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulton Innovation (www.fultoninnovation.com), the creator and exclusive licensor of eCoupled(TM) intelligent wireless power(TM) will demonstrate various applications of wireless power at The Gadget Show Live 2011 at NEC, Birmingham, April 13-17, 2011. Fulton will be providing a glimpse into the future of wireless charging capabilities with demonstrations of wireless power integration across industries, including consumer...

ADA, Mich., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulton Innovation (www.fultoninnovation.com), the creator and exclusive licensor of eCoupled(TM) intelligent wireless power, is pleased to be working with Texas Instruments (TI) and device manufacturers to bring wireless power technology to recently announced HTC (http://bit.ly/gzmK6N) and LG (http://prn.to/hRfTwb) devices on the Verizon Wireless network. The new devices include an eCoupled-integrated option and change the way users interact with...

ORLANDO, Fla., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulton Innovation (www.fultoninnovation.com), the creator and exclusive licensor of eCoupled(TM) intelligent wireless power, will be at MobileFocus during CTIA International 2011 to show a variety of brand-name mobile phones where wireless power technology is integrated directly into handsets. Unlike after-market sleeves that need to be attached to the phone after purchase, Fulton has been working with mobile phone manufacturers to have full...

Tristan Lawry Is One of Three Finalists for the $30,000 2011 Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize Steel walls are no match for Tristan Lawry. The doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed and demonstrated an innovative new system that uses ultrasound to simultaneously transmit large quantities of data and power wirelessly through thick metal walls, like the hulls of ships and submarines.Lawry, a student in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems...

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulton Innovation (www.fultoninnovation.com), the creator and exclusive licensor of eCoupled(TM) intelligent wireless power announced that it will be attending the Pepcom MobileFocus Global event in Barcelona Spain on February 14, 2011 during Mobile World Congress. For the past several months, Fulton has been working with various partners to bring eCoupled-enabled mobile phones to market this year. These phones have wireless power...