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Wirelessly powering phones, headsets and other devices: Jacob Babcock

Jacob Babcock
Courtesy of NuCurrent
Jacob Babcock

Jacob Babcock and his team at Chicago-based NuCurrent have hundreds of trade secrets and patents that are helping them free us from cords and make wireless charging more prevalent.

Midwest Moxie's executive producer is Audrey Nowakowski. She produced this episode. Subscribe to Midwest Moxie on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and NPR One. And if you love Midwest Moxie as much as we do, help us out by posting a review.

Kathleen Gallagher is the host of Midwest Moxie and previously the host of How Did You Do That?.