Antenna can power devices by harvesting ubiquitous wifi signals

A conceptual Image of Wi-Fi

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 Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics

Legend has it that the invention of radio was driven by Marconi’s search for a way to transmit electrical power wirelessly while Tesla set out to develop wireless power transmission. Now, that notion has come full circle with the invention of a molecular antenna that can harvest the energy from the ubiquitous wifi signals all around us.