1. Bryn Lockhart

2. Background  In the early 1900s, Nikola Tesla proposed using huge coils to transmit electricity to homes wirelessly  In the 1060s, there was a demonstration where a miniature helicopter was powered by microwaves beamed from the ground

3. More Information  Technology is being developed where optical transmitters and receivers turn electricity into optical power and back into electrical power, after transmitting it through open space

4. The Impact of Wireless Power  With this technology, someday our society will become truly wireless  Satellites may be used in the future to collect solar energy and transmit the power back to earth wirelessly

5. How It Affects Me  Some day soon everyone will have chargers for their phones that are wireless so you will never forget to charge it because it will just get charged being near the source of power.

6. Sources  www.NewScientist.com “Unplugged: Goodbye Cables, Hello Energy Beams”  www.PowerBeamInc.com “Wireless Electricity”