<em>Just in time for my Nikola Tesla biographical article in this month's <a href="http://www.forteantimes.com">Fortean Times</a> comes news that 21st century science is finally catching up with the patron saint of electricity...</em>

Physics promises wireless power, Jonathan Fildes BBC News

The tangle of cables and plugs needed to recharge today's electronic gadgets could soon be a thing of the past. US researchers have outlined a relatively simple system that could deliver power to devices such as laptop computers or MP3 players without wires. The concept exploits century-old physics and could work over distances of many metres, the researchers said.

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Thanks Mike Jay!