Think for a moment of all the electronic devices you use every day: from your mobile phone and laptop, to your wearable fitness tracker and potentially your electric vehicle. Devices are becoming electrified. And we expect those devices to be as untethered and mobile as we are, relying on them to be charged and available…

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Newer technologies, growing consumer interest and adoption by gadget makers are breathing fresh air into the concept One advanced technology looks set to be faster, and able to free users from charging docks. Called resonant coupling, it is an upscale cousin of inductive coupling, involving the same basic setup but with a few extra coils…

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While it’s easy to dismiss wireless charging for smartphones or tablets as mere gimmickry in its present state, the technology shows serious promise out in your driveway—where it could play an important role not just in how you charge your vehicle but in how quickly electric cars catch on.

By Hiawatha Bray GLOBE STAFF  DECEMBER 21, 2016 WiTricity Corp., a Watertown-based maker of wireless battery charging systems, has allied with General Motors Corp. to test a system that recharges electric vehicles without plugging them in. WiTricity’s technology, which was initially developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, uses an electromagnetic field, rather than an electrical cable, to pump…

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WARRENDALE, Pa., Dec. 14, 2016 – SAE International is working to ensure that electric vehicle wireless power transfer systems from different manufacturers can interoperate seamlessly with each other to prepare for commercialization in 2020. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and TDK R&D Corporation along with the US Department of Energy, automotive companies and suppliers have completed bench…

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A wireless charging system using magnetic resonators was conceived to keep smartphones perpetually charged. Using them on AGVs ensures even a small fleet can run 24/7.

Daihen Corp. shipped a wireless power transfer system for automatic guided vehicles using WiTricity’s wireless power over distance technology.

WiTricity is taking wireless power to the next level. Its power transfer technology is already impacting how computers and cars are charged. Electronic eyewear is next.

As medical devices become smaller, more capable and easier to implant, there’s a parallel need to keep up with ways to power them. Wireless power transmission may be a holy grail for this, but in many ways the technology is maturing rapidly and already being used in a myriad of applications.

The infrastructure that cities are built upon will need to be rethought. Autonomous vehicles will need power – and they in turn have the potential to become a moving power source for other connected devices. A fundamental part of the smart city of the future’s ecosystem: wireless power.