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UC San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Dinesh Bharadia holds a PCB onto which the Wi-Fi radio is mounted.
Technology

New Wi-Fi chip for the IoT devices consumes 5,000 times less energy

Pranjal Malewar

Replacing the batteries in a security camera once a month or remembering to charge a smart speaker is not such a difficult task, but...

The prototype of the RFocus surface.
Technology

MIT’s inexpensive ‘smart surface’ could amplify Wi-Fi signal by ten times

Ashwini Sakharkar

A cheap and easy way to improve a Wi-Fi or 5G signal.

Smart textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors by 1,000 times
Technology

Smart textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors by 1,000 times

Editorial Team

Metamaterials are incorporated into conventional clothing to dramatically improve signal strength between electronic devices, allowing for new applications

male office workers spy on female colleagues laptop
Social Science

Study finds Wi-Fi location affects online privacy behavior

Pranjal Malewar

The speed of technology has far outpaced the security of the technology. For example, free public wireless connections have always left users vulnerable to...

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have designed the first fully flexible, battery-free “rectenna” — a device that converts energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity — that could be used to power flexible and wearable electronics, medical devices, and sensors for the “internet of things.” Image: Christine Daniloff
Technology

Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials

Amit Malewar

MIT scientists have taken a step forward with a device that can potentially convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity. Usually, rectennas are used to...

Wi-Fi data Converting Software For Energy Savings
Technology

Wi-Fi data Converting Software For Energy Savings

Amit Malewar

For the first ever time, scientists from the University of British Columbia have used Wi-Fi data to determine the number of building occupants and...

Connection Control Technology For LTE and Wi-Fi
Technology

Connection Control Technology For LTE and Wi-Fi

Amit Malewar

In recent years, due to vast use of smartphones and tablets, high load traffic also increases. The technology like Wi-Fi has also been expanded....

New Way to Use WiFi Without Killing Your Phone's Battery
Technology

New Way to Use WiFi Without Killing Your Phone’s Battery

Amit Malewar

The potential for this wireless network is endless. Similarly, Wifi made it easier to work from home, with laptops or other mobile devices. WiFi network...

People find Wi-Fi more important than sex, chocolate or alcohol
Social Science

People Find Wi-Fi More Important Than Sex, Chocolate or Alcohol

Amit Malewar

It is hard to imagine life without the internet. Now, we switched on Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi made it easier to work from home, with laptops or...

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