Ossia has finally managed to win Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification for its Cota technology which can transmit power over-the-air that can be received by devices at a distance. That ...

In the realm of social psychology, a concept known as Power Distance (PD) emerged some years ago. Made famous by psychologist Professor Geert Hofstede, PD is defined as “the extent to which the less ...

Roy Kuennen had a problem to solve. In 1996, one of Amway Corp.'s products, a household water filter, kept breaking down. The filter used an ultraviolet lamp to kill bacteria, but the lamp had to be ...

Two companies have been certified by the FCC to provide over-the-air wireless charging for batteries employed in small electronic devices. Powercast Corp. and Energous Corp. have been certified by the ...

Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. In my last post, we looked ...

Researchers from Indiana University and Miami University-Ohio published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how power distance belief affects consumers' price sensitivity. The study ...

Capacitive wireless-power-transfer technology has the potential to overcome the power, distance, and orientation limitations of inductive power-transfer systems, such as Qi technology. Comparing ...