DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane DARPA POWER BEAMING AIMS TO MAKE EV RE-CHARGING EFFORTLESS Source: Stock Power Beaming The US Defense Dept.'s Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, is developing power beaming technology with multiple applications - that could make your re-charges effortless. Here are some key facts: The tech DARPA is developing is called power beaming It enables an electric plane or e-drone to be recharged in flight It also enables electric cars and trucks to recharge while being driven The applications are multiple: including medical implants in humans to be recharged while they go about their lives Power beaming's foundation is electromagnetic waves that power TV & radio broadcasts, cell phones and GPS DARPA is funding a team of electrical engineering experts at the University of Texas to develop their technology to send e