Nokia Could Rely On New Charging Methodology

Nokia is currently working on a new way to recharge handsets of tomorrow by harvesting electrical current from ambient electromagnetic radiation that are emitted from the cellphones’ own antennas, Wi-Fi transmitters, TV masts and other items. Currently, the boffins at Nokia have already developed prototype devices that are able to harvest up to 5 milliwatts, although this amount isn’t enough to juice up a handset just yet with Nokia’s vision of producing 50 milliwats being quite a ways off in the future. Ultimately, this technology aims to convert electromagnetic waves into an electrical signal, somewhat similar to RFID (Radio-frequency identification).