New system lets you charge your phone using Wi-Fi instead of cables

‘Wireless charging’, as it appear sin phones such as Samsung’s Galaxy S6 is a bit crap – you still need to leave your phone on a special pad.

But a new system designed by University of Washington researchers could finally deliver truly wireless charging – using Wi-Fi. The team’s ‘power over Wi-Fi’ system can recharge batteries over a Wi-Fi network, with a range of up to 28 feet.

There’s two parts – an access point (AKA a router) and a sensor which sits on your phone or other electronics, and converts radio power into DC current. The new system means your Wi-Fi network still works, too – and it already works, although it’s not clear when a working system will reach the market.

‘If we wanted to just blast as much power as we possibly can, that would kill your Wi-Fi, because you’d have power on the channel all the time,’ says researcher Bryce Kellogg.

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