Wireless Power Supplies

So about a week or so ago, I was having a conversation in which I made this statement, "What we really need to do is focus our efforts and attention on coming up with a wireless power supply." My remarks were met with a "don't be silly/crazy" look.

Well guess what I JUST read in June's Discover magazine?

R&D - Moving $pirits
By Anne Casselman
DISCOVER Vol. 26 No. 06 June 2005

Last year’s $10 million Ansari X Prize to the first nongovernmental team to launch a rocket into space has inspired two spin-offs:

• Centennial Challenges - NASA has added two contests to stimulate exploration of the solar system, both aimed at developing a space elevator (see Discover, July 2004). The Tether Challenge dares teams to develop superstrong string, while the Beam Power Challenge encourages ideas for transmitting power wirelessly. Each has a purse of $50,000. NASA hopes to spend $80 million on technology prizes over the next five years.

HA! So I'm only as silly/crazy as those guys over at NASA trying to build a space elevator.