David Choi, a physics student at the Wesleyan University in the U.S., has developed a wireless lamp called the "Wirelessly Powered Tesla Desk Lamp" using a 3D printer.

Choi was inspired to create the lamp by the life story and experiments of Nikola Tesla, the Serbian American genius, inventor, electrical engineer and physicist known for demonstrating the safety of the alternating current (AC) in electricity.

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U.S.-based electric car maker Tesla Motors, Inc. was named after Nikola Tesla. He's also known for developing the idea of how light can be harnessed and distributed.

"Nikola Tesla's life and experiments have always intrigued me," Choi told 3Dprint.com.

"After seeing Tesla Coils light up fluorescent and incandescent bulbs without wires, I was enthralled. I even named my cat Tesla."

According to a report, David had used his MakerBot Replicator 5th Generation 3D printer to develop the lamp.

"The design started with the base of the lamp which is the most critical part," said Choi.

"It consists of two separate coils that are inductively coupled to each other. One coil is a spiral form and is capacitively loaded and tuned to resonance. The second coil is simply a loop that follows the circumference of the spiral inductor," Choi continued.

"3D printing the base made my life incredibly easy. I first performed calculations to create an inductor that would match with my load. Then all I had to do was lay the 1/8″ copper tubing into the spiral form."

"The rest of the lamp, from the legs to the top have no real geometrical features that present itself in the circuit. It was purely aesthetic, including the vintage Tesla commemorative bulb used."

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