Vernor Vinge forecast tiny nanochips might float everywhere, drawing power from fields beamed into the medium from some power source.
Hmmm ... now see tiny little robots actuated by magnetic fields, with biomedical application. On target again, my friend.
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I've been intrigued by some recent projects that try to harvest ambient radio waves for very low-power applications, too!
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I loved his prediction of self-driving cars as a service you could call up when needed in "Fast Times at Fairmont High" and "Rainbows End."
He seems to be building quite the track record.
