schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoResearchers discover battery-free technology which harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered deviceswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkResearchers discover battery-free technology which harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered deviceswww.tomshardware.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoNo more than any random objects. Think of it like a solar panel. Yes, it blocks light from things behind it, but it doesn’t suck light from nearby.
minus-squareobject [Object]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThat’s interesting! I thought that if you for example have a 50w RF transmitter, taking 40w from it would make it act as a 10w one for the other devices around it. Thx for the explanation :3
minus-squareChronographs@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIt you could build a 40w antenna sure, but it’d basically have to be a done surrounding the transmitting one at that point.
No more than any random objects.
Think of it like a solar panel. Yes, it blocks light from things behind it, but it doesn’t suck light from nearby.
That’s interesting! I thought that if you for example have a 50w RF transmitter, taking 40w from it would make it act as a 10w one for the other devices around it.
Thx for the explanation :3
It you could build a 40w antenna sure, but it’d basically have to be a done surrounding the transmitting one at that point.