Scientists at the University of Washington have contrived 3D-printed plastic objects that can connect to Wi-Fi, without the need for electronics and battery. And while it may seem like some hack brought on by technical wizardry, these plastic components simply relegate circuitry in favor of an incorporated system that can absorb or reflect passing Wi-Fi…
Today, Wi-Fi is everywhere, allowing people to stream movies on their smartphones, connect laptops to printers and so on. Despite its ubiquitous presence, this wireless computer networking technology is known to consume large amounts of energy, and is responsible for draining the batteries of all connected devices. A team of researchers at the University of…
Real-world testing of Li-Fi, an advanced wireless communication technology, has found it to be 100 times faster than currently-available Wi-Fi networks. Reporting impressive data transmission rates of around 1 GB per second, the new system was recently trialled, for the first time, in office and industrial settings in Tallinin, Estonia. At such speeds, it would…
It was in 2012 that we first got a glimpse of what can only be called the most futuristic refrigerator design ever conceived. Since then, Haier, the company behind the concept, has been working to translate the idea into reality. At this week’s IFA tech show in Berlin, the Chinese electronics giant revealed that its Smart…