A year testing a smart lock with a hidden superpower: infrared wireless charging.

The behind-the-scenes mechanism that locks and unlocks your vehicle’s doors with the push of a button is the power door-lock actuator. Mounted inside the door, it includes an electric motor ...

It featured power mirror adjustment across a clear Lucite mount to the door, as well as wireless power transmission to a ... and door-lock actuation need to get through this air gap too, and ...

and the same goes for these NFC locks — they all collect tiny amounts of wireless power. Just let me know if you ever see one a little more... practical? A weekly newsletter by David Pierce ...