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16 PCB007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2018 displays, lighting, optical lasers, magneto optical memory for computers and more (Figure 7). One area (of many possible) where nano- crystals may create a disruption is in a mod- ern, significant advancement to Nikola Tes- la's wireless transmission of electricity. Where Tesla could light an incan- descent lamp wirelessly but inef- ficiently and expensively from up to a few dozen feet away, his dream has now been re- born. A company named NanoCrystal Electricity has started the build-out of a new wireless power deliv- ery system. This is not put- ting your cellphone on a wire- less charger, this is having your phone charge as soon as you are in range, which could be across your house, or across the mall or eventu- ally anyplace. Companies like Motorola, Canon, Toshi- ba, LG, Sony, and Samsung—among others— are working to fast-track what is called Nano- Crystal Electricity tech. Think about no more wires and plugs, not for phones, not for lights, not for almost anything. The power transmis- sion potential using this new technology is so powerful that most portable devices would not even need batteries; they would act as if they are plugged in but without a wire or plug. A page devoted to explaining this technolo- gy to the layperson, on the NanoCrystal web- site states, "Going on a camping trip? Imagine having a mini-refrigerator stocked up with hot dogs and beer right inside your tent… bring a toaster oven and heat up some bagels for breakfast. With NanoCrystal Electricity, ev- erything will magically run everywhere—and anywhere—on its own. In fact, soon you won't even have to stop for gas because this new way to transmit power is going to put an end to the combustion engine and send electric car production through the roof." [3] While it is not as yet being promised it may be possible for a new generation of electric cars to run with- out batteries, or at least with minimal batter- ies, and no stop to charge up. The power will come to you just as the magic of radio commu- nications did over 100 years ago. The point is that we may be on the verge of a stunning breakthrough that powers up every- thing without plugs and cords. Talk about disruptive technology, and remember, many of you heard about it here first. Of course, there are many other disruptive technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT); there is also the block- chain open ledger technol- ogy that can be used for far more powerful solu- tions than just tracking bit- coin or eliminating the need for a bank to serve as a mid- dleman for money transac- tions. With blockchain, there is the concern that it lacks the central control preferred by governments as well as many of us average people. From a consumer electronic standpoint, the new Samsung "The Wall" Micro LED TV will be a disrupter. This is a 146" modular unit; add more modules and make your amazingly bright, amazingly high-quality picture as large as you wish. The point is that back in history truly dis- ruptive technologies happened every few thousand years, then hundred years, and then every decade; now, almost every month we hear of something that can totally disrupt the world, or at least an industry. Perhaps the most disruptive thing of all is the accelerating rate of disruption. PCB007 References 1. Origin, by Dan Brown. 2. NVIDIA video on artificial intelligence. 3. NanoCrystal Electricity Dan Feinberg is the owner and president of FeinLine Associates, Inc. and the technology editor for I-Connect007. To read past columns or to contact him, click here. Figure 7: Nanocrystal.