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Solid Surface Countertops to Deliver Wireless Power?

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A rendering of the new PMA compatible Duracell Powermat wireless charger for the iPhone 5 being charged on a DuPont Corian kitchen countertop. (PRNewsFoto/Power Matters Alliance)

Imagine lying your mobile phone or tablet on the kitchen counter — or any countertop, from office work areas to tables — and have the device automatically start charging … no wires or wall-plugs required.

That seems to be the future for Corian® Solid Surface Countertops, which has recently joined the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) to work on creating wireless charging solutions that are embedded right into the solid surface material.

Corian® Solid Surface Countertops are already certified as environmentally friendly by the Environment GreenGuard and NBGS Green; this kind of innovation is another plus for those of us who work with solid surface — when the manufacturer is creative and innovative, we get to be creative and innovative too.

Embedding wireless power isn’t a totally new idea. Many PMA-compliant products are already being used in retail shops, malls, hair salons, and airports. General Motors plans on including them in upcoming car models. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf just began rolling out wireless charging “stations” in their Los Angeles based stores this summer, and Starbucks is testing them out in Boston.

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Solid Surface 101: A How-To Fabrication Guide

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We receive all sorts of questions about all aspects of solid surface material.

What is solid surface made from?

Do you have this specific color of solid surface?

How do I thermoform solid surface?

And we work hard to answer every single one of them. But you being a self-sufficient bunch of people — as fabricators, craftspeople, and DIYers often are — we thought we’d provide you something extra:

A free educational series on everything about solid surface. We’re calling it Solid Surface 101.

Here’s what we plan to cover:

  • Introduction to Solid Surface

  • Who Can Buy Solid Surface Materials and Tools? And Where Do We Get It?

  • The Basics: Cutting, Gluing, Seaming and Finishing Solid Surface

  • Countertop Fabrication Essentials: Templating and Edge Build-Up

  • Solid Surface Sink Installation

  • Advanced Techniques in Solid Surface

  • Solid Surface Tips and Tricks to Make Life Easier

We’ll roll out this series over the next several weeks, starting with basic information on solid surface, tooling, and fabricating.  If you want to stay informed of updates, please sign-up for our newsletter using the form at the bottom of any page.

We plan to answer as many of the questions we’ve received over the last few years as possible in this educational series. If you have any questions, feedback, or would like to see any special features covered, please drop us a note!

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