Call my crazy, but that’s exactly what I’ve got for you today. Back in 1890, Nikola Tesla invented wireless power, and in June of this year, a team at MIT demonstrated wireless power, or as they called it, WiTricity.

Now, Jeff Lieberman has taken this concept a step further with electromagnets, allowing his wirelessly-powered lightbulb to basically levitate.  It’s a piece of art, no doubt, but it’s functional too.  And as Lieberman points out,  the irony of this setup is that with both the levitation and power on, this lightbulb consumes less than half the energy a traditional wired lightbulb consumes!

(via notcot)

Tags: art, geekery, infinite coolness, science, technology
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