电能无线传输技术再现曙光

    无线充电技术不仅在民用领域崭露头角，在其他领域也大放异彩。WiTricity正在和五角大楼合作，研究如何对美国军方的拆弹机器人无线充电。目前这些机器人需要人工更换电池，不少士兵在操作时会被敌方的狙击手枪击。无线充电将极大地避免伤亡。在医疗领域，病人们所使用的心脏辅助泵需要外接电源，很容易引起感染。WiTricity正在与心脏辅助泵制造商Thoratec合作开发无线充电装置。

    这项新技术何时才能变为现实？目前所有领域都还在实验阶段，不过吉尔表示，我们有望在未来几年陆续看到相关的新产品面世。

    到那时，我的手机充电器该何去何从呢？（财富中文网）

    译者：项航     

    The technology has applications outside the consumer sphere as well. WiTricity is working with the Pentagon to wirelessly charge those robots that disarm bombs. When soldiers try to plug in the robots for recharging, they sometimes get shot by snipers. Doing it wirelessly would reduce the danger. In the medical world, patients with heart pumps have to have electric wires running out of their bodies, which can cause infections. WiTricity is working with heart pump maker Thoratec to create a wireless solution.

    How long before this technology becomes a reality? All these applications are in the testing stage, but Giler says that within the next couple of years many of them will be hitting the market.

    Until then, where did I put that cellphone charger again.