Wireless Electricity: When Can We Unplug Our ...

You might be familiar with the outlaw Johnny Ringo from the movie Tombstone. He was indeed a real-life black hat gunslinger, and a tragic figure at that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

There was a time less than 100 years ago when you could exchange your paper currency at the bank for actual gold. Gave folks a sense of stability, it did. Depending on your view, we either ruined or built our economies when money became just paper.See omnystudio.com/listener for ...  عرض المزيد

How does the internet get information from across the planet to your house? While many people might guess it's a matter of satellites and synchronous orbits, they'd only be partially correct -- the vast majority of data zipping around online moves through a network of undersea ca ...  عرض المزيد

Did you know that engineers were harnessing electricity long before they even knew what it was? We take a look at the history and tech behind electricity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Modern life runs on wireless technology. What if the energy powering our devices could also be transmitted without wires? Electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri explains the principles behind wireless energy transfer and shares his far-out vision for launching flexible solar panels int ...  عرض المزيد

La panne générale. Le black-out. Alors que les réserves d'énergies fossiles s'épuisent à travers le monde, l'électrique apparaît plus que jamais comme l'avenir. Mais y aura-t-il assez de courant pour tous quand en plus de nous chauffer, nous éclairer et alimenter nos smartphones, ...  عرض المزيد