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" Wireless power -- the ability to recharge an electronic device without plugging it in -- is one of those nerd truths. Not just a good idea, it&amp;#039;s a historical inevitability, and it has been ever since the days Nikola Tesla spent experimenting with man-made lightning in Colorado Springs. It&amp;#039;s just taken about a hundred years to iron out the details is all. Finally, just this year, wireless power is becoming a reality. In June, MIT researchers revealed a new wireless power system, called WiTricity, which transmits enough electricity between coils spaced six and a half feet apart to power a sixty-watt bulb. And a company called Powercast announced a means of charging cell-phone batteries with harmless radio waves from up to three feet away. Philips has partnered with Powercast, and by the holidays, they plan to sell an electric Christmas tree with ornaments that light up when they are hung. Don&amp;#039;t forget to leave your charger at home!  This story is part of our second annual register of emerging ideas, trends, discoveries, products, people, and obscene gestures you should know about before everyone else does. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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