Nature.

In a experiment, I don't know yet.

Why is blight so far?

Like, it sounds so simple.

They had no idea.

But now the data's...

I find this not only refreshing, but at some level astounding.

Nature. You're listening to the Nature podcast and this week a new way of charging your gadgets

on the move.

A compound that's tough on infection, but gentle on the body's good bugs.

And what we can learn about music from a group of rather special prodigies.

This is the nature podcast for June the 15th,

2017. I'm Kerry Smith. And I'm Adam Levy. First this week, Charmany has been imagining a world

where her phone never runs out of juice, where wireless charging is the norm.

Electricity is great. I'm personally a big fan, but getting hold of it can be a bit inconvenient.

My mobile phone sometimes runs down before I can get to a plug socket to recharge it.

My wall clock at home is permanently at 10 past 2 because I can never get around to putting new batteries in. And when I one day purchased that electric car that I will definitely be able to

afford, I'll need to make sure to charge it before every big trip. Wouldn't life be easier if

electricity was wireless? You could charge devices by being close to a power source instead of having to actually plug it in.

That would mean you could power your phone or car from public charging stations as you travel along the streets.

It seems like a bit of a distant dream at the moment, and it's a dream that goes all the way back to Nikola Tesla.

One century ago, he was convinced that wireless charging was the future.

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