invention

Meredith Perry, 22, is the founder of uBeam, a startup centered around her invention — a wireless recharging system for laptops, smartphones and other devices.

She's hiring, meeting with investors and dealing with companies interested in her innovation. But she faces crucial decisions, and the success of her startup is riding on them.

“Every invention that man has managed to create to communicate is bundled up on the Internet. And when you combine that with the imagination of virtual worlds, that’s where this power comes in.

We can say, ‘let’s really understand what we’d like to see in a senator.’”

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