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    Electricity: What’s Current and What’s Next?

    Electricity: What’s Current and What’s Next?

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    Electricity: What’s Current and What’s Next?

    FromClearstory

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    Length:
    34 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 19, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In the future, you might have wireless electricity powering virtually everything in your home fed by transparent solar cells planted in your window glass. Alex Gruzen of WiTricity and Professor Vladimir Bulovic of MIT.nano explain the electric futures they are working on. And in the meantime, This Old House electrician Heath Eastman shares what he’s wiring up these days.
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    Released:
    Dec 19, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (26)

    From This Old House, Clearstory is a window that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes. Host Kevin O'Connor digs into the systems, structures and materials in our homes from unexpected angles. Will future skyscrapers be built out of wood? Why is the American Chestnut heralded as “the perfect tree”? Did the Romans have a better recipe for concrete than what we use today? How will we build on Mars? You’ll hear from industry leaders, historians, and builders. Clearstory – your home in a new light.