Wireless electricity

Ghoulish Delight · 06-12-2007, 09:34 AM

Perhaps. But at the same time, those are pretty well understood factors so I'd imagine any attempt to productize this concept would try to take that into account. Afterall, one could have said the same thing about cell phones, and yet the technology does a pretty good job of being functional without interfering with prior existing technology (except computer speakers, cell phones freak those the heck out).

Alex · 06-12-2007, 10:09 AM

But cell phones operate at a much higher frequency than standard electronics.

I've no doubt they're surmountable, I'd just be interested in seeing a discussion of it and an explanation if it isn't a problem.

Stan4dSteph · 06-12-2007, 10:22 AM

What about the interaction of birds with magnetic fields? Also, I've heard one theory about declining bee populations being potentially linked to increased EMFs from cell phone towers.

Alex · 06-12-2007, 10:25 AM

The EMF vs. bees thing has been pretty thoroughly debunked. Don't have time to find it but a study that had nothing to do with bees and EMF was misinterpreted by a journalist who wrote a short story which was then picked up and thoroughly distorted by the mainstream press.

ETA: Remembered where I read it.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-12-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

What about the interaction of birds with magnetic fields?

At least for initial applications, I've been hearing it in terms of short-range stuff. Some sort of transmitter with a range of a few feet for charging devices or powering a lamp. That much shouldn't be of particular consequences to birds.

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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	What about the interaction of birds with magnetic fields? Also, I've heard one theory about declining bee populations being potentially linked to increased EMFs from cell phone towers.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The EMF vs. bees thing has been pretty thoroughly debunked. Don't have time to find it but a study that had nothing to do with bees and EMF was misinterpreted by a journalist who wrote a short story which was then picked up and thoroughly distorted by the mainstream press. ETA: Remembered where I read it.
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