{"id":28486,"date":"2022-12-20T14:49:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=28486"},"modified":"2022-12-20T14:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:49:36","slug":"radio-waves-sustainably-power-the-internet-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/radio-waves-sustainably-power-the-internet-of-things\/28486\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio waves sustainably power the internet of things"},"content":{"rendered":"
The boom of the Internet of Things (IoT)<\/a> represents an exciting evolution for technology and may help to shape a greener future, making aspects of daily life and industries more efficient. US researchers have now pioneered a novel way to enhance sustainability, developing a technology that converts radio waves into direct current electricity to power the IoT and communications systems.<\/p>\n The IoT is all around us and is a crucial component in various everyday technologies and appliances. The IoT connects a range of smart technologies via the web, including wearables, phones, televisions, and even toasters, allowing them to communicate through secure, private internet connections. However, despite the IoT potentially being crucial for powering the fourth industrial revolution<\/a>, sustainability issues persist.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s wireless systems are heavily reliant on batteries, which have an energy supply that will soon be surpassed by the growth of communication data and IoT devices.<\/p>\n Reza Abdolvand, professor and chair of the university\u2019s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and lead inventor of the technology, commented: \u201cThe growth is also limiting availability in the radio frequency spectrum. One reason is that today\u2019s systems use part of their limited power budget to sense and monitor the amount of signal power they transmit and receive instead of solely amplifying the signal. This sensing is both for regulation purposes and maintaining transceiver performance.\u201d<\/p>\n To overcome these issues, the researchers developed technology that can reduce the electronic industry\u2019s dependence on batteries and broaden the expansion of the IoT.<\/p>\nIoT energy consumption is on the rise<\/h3>\n