Nov

15

Energy Gathering Antennas Reach Further Into the Light Spectrum

November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment

A solar panel composed of nano-antennas instead of semiconductors, made by adapting classic metallic antennas to absorb light waves at optical frequencies, has been announced by Tel Aviv University’s Department of Physical Electronics from its innovative new Renewable Energy Center. We have a prior work to consider that harvests the infrared from nearly four years […]

Jul

8

A Printed Antenna That Harvests Power

July 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

At the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Manos Tentzeris, a faculty researcher in the Georgia Electronic Design Center, is leading a team that’s discovered a way to capture and harness energy transmitted by such sources as radio and television transmitters, cell phone networks and satellite communications systems. Tentzeris explains, “There is […]

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