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

TechXplore - Mon 28 Jan 19

Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in that direction, with the first ...

Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials, Science Blog - Tue 29 Jan 19
Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2D materials, ScienceDaily - Mon 28 Jan 19

Antenna can power devices by harvesting ubiquitous wifi signals

Chemistry World - Fri 1 Feb 19

Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics

MIT's 2D antenna turns Wi-Fi signals into power

Techspot - Tue 29 Jan 19

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a 2D material that is based on existing rectifying antenna, or rectenna, devices. These capture AC electronic waves from the ...

MIT Created 2D Material to Convert Wi-Fi into Power

Extremetech - Mon 28 Jan 19

We all know that battery technology has been slow to evolve, and none of the potentially revolutionary next-gen designs have panned out yet. So, why not just skip the battery entirely? The ...

Device can turn Wifi into electricity

Daily Mail - Mon 28 Jan 19

Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT) researchers used a super thin and malleable material known as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), to turn AC waves into DC current.