WiFi News

December 2, 2023

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Long in the Bluetooth: Scientists Develop a More Efficient Way to Transmit Data Between Our Devices

Nov. 21, 2023 — Researchers have developed a more energy efficient way of connecting our personal devices. New technology consumes less power than Bluetooth and can improve battery life of tech accessories, ...

Novel Device Promotes Efficient, Real-Time and Secure Wireless Access

Oct. 27, 2023 — Researchers have created new technology for more accessible, real-time wireless ...

Wifi Can Read Through Walls

Sep. 11, 2023 — Researchers have proposed a new foundation that can enable high-quality imaging of still objects with only WiFi signals. Their method uses the Geometrical Theory of Diffraction and the corresponding Keller cones to trace edges of the objects. The ...

Scientists Develop an Energy-Efficient Wireless Power and Information Transfer System

Sep. 5, 2023 — Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT)-aided nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system, used for communication in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoTs), suffers from ...

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Scientists Invent Micrometers-Thin Battery Charged by Saline Solution That Could Power Smart Contact Lenses

Aug. 24, 2023 — Scientists have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which stores electricity when it is immersed in saline solution, and which ...

Going the Distance for Better Wireless Charging

July 21, 2023 — Accounting for radiation loss is the key to efficient wireless power transfer over long ...

Bot Inspired by Baby Turtles Can Swim Under the Sand

July 18, 2023 — This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front limbs that mimic the oversized flippers of turtle hatchlings. It's the only robot that is able to travel in sand at a ...

Soft, Ultrathin Photonic Material Cools Down Wearable Electronic Devices

June 29, 2023 — Overheating of wearable skin-like electronic devices increases the risk of skin burning and results in performance degradation. A research team has now invented a photonic material-based 'soft, ...

Wireless Olfactory Feedback System to Let Users Smell in the VR World

June 6, 2023 — A research team recently invented a novel, wireless, skin-interfaced olfactory feedback system that can release various odours with miniaturized odor generators (OGs). The new technology integrates ...

New Wireless System for Greater 5G Access

May 18, 2023 — A new paper on wireless connectivity introduces a new technique for increasing access to the 5G-and-beyond millimeter wave (mmWave) ...

Jellyfish-Like Robots Could One Day Clean Up the World's Oceans

Apr. 25, 2023 — Roboticists have developed a jellyfish-inspired underwater robot with which they hope one day to collect waste from the bottom of the ocean. The almost noise-free prototype can trap objects ...

Novel, Highly Sensitive Biosensor Set to Transform Wearable Health Monitoring

Apr. 17, 2023 — Wearable wireless biosensors are an integral part of digital healthcare and monitoring. Commonly used chipless resonant antenna-based biosensors are ...

Photonic Filter Separates Signals from Noise to Support Future 6G Wireless Communication

Apr. 11, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new chip-sized microwave photonic filter to separate communication signals from noise and suppress unwanted interference ...

A New Type of Photonic Time Crystal Gives Light a Boost

Apr. 5, 2023 — Researchers have developed a way to create photonic time crystals and shown that these bizarre, artificial materials amplify the light that shines on them. These findings could lead to more efficient ...

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New in-Home AI Tool Monitors the Health of Elderly Residents

Mar. 23, 2023 — Engineers are harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and wireless technology to unobtrusively monitor elderly people in their living spaces and provide early detection of emerging health ...

Scientists Develop Energy-Saving, Tunable Meta-Devices for High-Precision, Secure 6G Communications

Mar. 16, 2023 — The future of wireless communications is set to take a giant leap with the advent of sixth-generation (6G) wireless technology. A research team has invented a groundbreaking tunable terahertz (THz) ...

Researchers Test Smart Surfaces to Improve Wireless Communication and Localization

Mar. 3, 2023 — It's happened to anyone with a cell phone -- dropped calls or dead air because suddenly there is no service available. Or worse, the location pin drops on the navigation app. Researchers are ...

New Technology Turns Smartphones Into RFID Readers, Saving Costs and Reducing Waste

Feb. 22, 2023 — Imagine you can open your fridge, open an app on your phone and immediately know which items are expiring within a few days. This is one of the applications that a new technology would ...

Next-Generation Wireless Technology May Leverage the Human Body for Energy

Jan. 4, 2023 — While you may be just starting to reap the advantages of 5G wireless technology, researchers throughout the world are already working hard on the future: 6G. One of the most promising breakthroughs ...

Researchers Develop Wireless, Ultrathin 'Skin VR' to Provide a Vivid, 'Personalized' Touch Experience in the Virtual World

Dec. 15, 2022 — Enhancing the virtual experience with the touch sensation has become a hot topic, but today's haptic devices remain typically bulky and tangled with wires. Researchers have now developed an ...

A Navigation System With 10 Centimeter Accuracy

Nov. 16, 2022 — Researchers have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings. The working prototype that demonstrated this new mobile network ...

Researchers Discover Security Loophole Allowing Attackers to Use WiFi to See Through Walls

Nov. 3, 2022 — A research team has developed a drone-powered device that can use WiFi networks to see through ...

Keeping Electricity Affordable on Wireless Charging Highways

Oct. 20, 2022 — Efficient pricing will be crucial to minimize energy costs for private operators who provide on-the-highway wireless charging for electric cars -- and for consumers who will use this service, ...

Robo-Bug: A Rechargeable, Remote-Control Cyborg Cockroach

Sep. 5, 2022 — Researchers have engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar ...

Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used to Better Monitor Maine's Forests

Sep. 2, 2022 — Researchers have developed a novel method of using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make monitoring soil moisture more energy and cost efficient. The software learns over time how to ...

PetTrack Lets Owners Know Exactly Where Their Dog Is

Aug. 30, 2022 — PetTrack uses a combination of sensors to give the accurate, real-time indoor location of an ...

Researchers Use Infrared Light to Wirelessly Transmit Power Over 30 Meters

Aug. 30, 2022 — Researchers describe a new wireless laser charging system that overcomes some of the challenges that have hindered previous attempts to develop safe and convenient on-the-go charging systems. With ...

Underwater Messaging App for Smartphones

Aug. 29, 2022 — Researchers have developed AquaApp, a mobile app for acoustic-based communication and networking underwater that can be used with existing devices such as smartphones and ...

Energy Harvesting to Power the Internet of Things

June 13, 2022 — Scientists have used computer modelling to optimize the design of an electromagnetic energy harvester to power wireless sensor networks for the Internet of ...

Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Identify and Track Smartphones

June 8, 2022 — A team of engineers has demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones have a unique fingerprint that can be used to track individuals' ...

6G Component Provides Speed, Efficiency Needed for Next-Gen Network

June 2, 2022 — An international team led by researchers has developed 6G components that will allow future devices to achieve increased speeds necessary for such a technological ...

Using Everyday WiFi to Help Robots See and Navigate Better Indoors

May 19, 2022 — Engineers have developed a low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their way indoors, even in poor lighting and without recognizable landmarks or features. The technology uses ...

Accelerating the Pace of Machine Learning

May 18, 2022 — Machine learning happens a lot like erosion. Data is hurled at a mathematical model like grains of sand skittering across a rocky landscape. Some of those grains simply sail along with little or no ...

Eavesdroppers Can Hack 6G Frequency With DIY Metasurface

May 16, 2022 — Crafty hackers can make a tool to eavesdrop on some 6G wireless signals in as little as five minutes using office paper, an inkjet printer, a metallic foil transfer and a ...

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