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[Malyse]

Disney Research has recently revealed research into tech that could power a mobile phone as soon as it enters a room.

They call it “Quasistatic Cavity Resonance for Ubiquitous Wireless Power Transfer,” which is a long way of saying we are on our way to cutting our need for power cords.

With a properly designed room containing “purpose-built structures” made of aluminum along with a copper pipe in the center of the room circled by capacitors, around 1900 watts of free-flowing power can be disseminated into the air without risk of harming people within – as long as you keep a distance of at least 46cm away from that center pole. These restrictions are temporary, as the future of this technology may simply require “conductive paint” or “modular panels,” the research suggests.

While their system is far from commercial ready, it’s no less impressive and as they develop it further in the coming years, it’s not hard to believe that Disney could (eventually) equip their theme parks with wireless power zones, allowing guests to charge their electronic devices by simply entering the space. If entire attraction queues were flooded with wireless power, guests would never have to worry about draining their batteries by killing time with their devices while waiting. Likewise, one could imagine Disney’s parks one day being populated by free-roaming Audio-Animatronics figures, able to run throughout the day via wireless power sources.

http://www.insidethemagic.net/2017/...-to-charge-a-mobile-phone-anywhere-in-a-room/

https://youtu.be/pkMbZmwhpDc
https://youtu.be/gn7T599QaN8

 

[Glix]

I understand that im part of the problem but this scares the shit outta me

 

[NexusCell]

Imagine what can be done when you have Disney money backing you.

 

[Zeyphersan]

Disney showing up out of nowhere

 

[Tom Nook]

Disney continues on winning.

 

[Busty]

Disney will never get the X Men rights back from Fox so they are intent on turning every human being into a mutant via this nightmare invisible energy unit.

 

[MikeHattsu]

 

[CrocMother]

What if Disney actually makes the Iron Man suit first?

 

[a916]

They beat Apple to the punch?

 

[Septimus Prime]

Maybe don't dial it all the way up.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

Please lets get on with it. I envy a future without power cords and shitty batteries. They both seem so 20th century.

 

[SirClinksAlot]

Damn who knew fast pass + would lead to cool shit like this!

 

[HStallion]

This seems pretty crazy! Impressive if it works as well as it seems in the real world.

 

[1upsuper]

But now what will tether me to this mortal coil?

 

[Darth Pinche]

 

[DJwest]

I understand that im part of the problem but this scares the shit outta me

Am I the only one who agrees with you?

 

[Arc]

Someone at Apple is fucking pissed right now.

 

[Ovid]

I would have never though Disney would spending R&D dollars on this kind of tech.

I would think Apple, Google or Tesla would be working on this (they probably are) not Disney

 

[McSpidey]

One step closer to the holodeck.

 

[4 is a cutie]

Pewdiepie took another L but I dont know how

 

[Malyse]

Please lets get on with it. I envy a future without power cords and shitty batteries. They both seem so 20th century.

How about a future wear (like wifi) this is just a thing you can expect in stores and restaurants? And in your car?

 

[Complistic]

This floored me. Well done.

 

[Grym]

In light of this news, they need to reconsider scrapping the Main Street Electrical Parade

 

[spyroflame0487]

Didn't Disney Research put out a video a few years back about a juggling/catching robot? Basically it was a robot you could throw a ball to and it could determine where the ball was and actively catch it from you.

Fascinating stuff. I for one am excited about Disney being our new tech giant

EDIT: yep here we go.

Basically this robot could be used for an interactive attraction where people can play with the robot. In a similar vein, the article for this charging seems to indicate it'd be a great idea to roll out in parks, especially in lines or potentially in things like Disney branded resorts/cruise lines.

 

[civilstrife]

Also it melts your liver.

 

[Dyle]

Is this the first time this has been successfully attempted? I know tons of companies have tried to get this working, so it's kind of wild that Disney is actually the first to get it right.

 

[MasterOfPastures]

.

 

[Air]

I was thinking about this a couple of days ago. It's weird no one seemed to be pursuing this but it looks like I was wrong

 

[CadetMahoney]

Wireless leccy has been a thing in science/experiment.

Good to see it's coming to fruition for the common man though.

Not sure huge companies owning everything is good though.

 

[Oppo]

what

I have to read more about this

wireless power is Tesla's holy grail

Disney may have invented a good method but I am... skeptical. this sounds like some weird pillar-based version of induction which I can't imagine would be good for people with, say, metal fillings or pins in their hips or what have you

"room circled by capacitors" makes my eyebrows go up in a Disneyesque way

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Disney - powering your future with your dreams.

 

[Aselith]

I understand that im part of the problem but this scares the shit outta me

How do you feel about solar power?

 

[Spaced Harrier]

I think with resonances this has existed for years (centuries Tesla?????? Bowie.jpg)

But it's super inefficient. Maybe.

 

[Malyse]

Wireless leccy has been a thing in science/experiment.

Good to see it's coming to fruition for the common man though.

Not sure huge companies owning everything is good though.

The sooner you accept your mouse-eared overlords, the easier this all will be for you.

 

[Kaako]

The people who work on the R&D department of these things have one of the coolest jobs. This is pretty amazing and a tad bit scary.

 

[John Kowalski]

Cancer when?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

weird that this is from Disney

 

[Oppo]

weird that this is from Disney

Disney doesn't really invent things but they are pretty good at implementation

 

[Drencrom]

Black magic? Nah, Disney magic.

 

[MJPIA]

This sounds intriguing but at the same time an incredible waste of energy.

 

[richiek]

 

[Davidion]

Disney showing up out of nowhere

They're actually very well known in the designer community for investing in "forward-thinking" design and experiences through their R&D labs.

I always wonder what else they've cooked up but haven't shown to anyone yet.

 

[i-Lo]

what

I have to read more about this

wireless power is Tesla's holy grail

Disney may have invented a good method but I am... skeptical. this sounds like some weird pillar-based version of induction which I can't imagine would be good for people with, say, metal fillings or pins in their hips or what have you

"room circled by capacitors" makes my eyebrows go up in a Disneyesque way

Almost had the exact thought.

 

[Boem]

You know you're getting old when new technology like this starts to sound more and more like magic.

 

[LelouchZero]

Wow this is very interesting!

 

[Oppo]

You know you're getting old when new technology press releases like this starts to sound more and more like magic.

let me get that for you

 

[xAngelicNinjax]

Just when everyone thinks Google will take over the world, Disney continues their domination.

 

[Mattakuevan]

This is awesome, once they get rid of the 'danger zone' I hope this starts showing up everywhere.

 

[Seik]

Cancer when?

My thought, exactly.

 

[RedBoot]

I feel like you guys are glossing over the article's suggestion of free-roaming animatronics who will endlessly roam through the parks. No way to stop them, no way to turn them off. Eventually killing us all, of course.