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

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.”
Credit: Christine Daniloff

Device made from flexible, inexpensive materials could power large-area electronics, wearables, medical devices, and more. 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 fully flexible device that can convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity that could power electronics.

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