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Re:Spin-torque oscillators for WiFi band transmission and en... by amelius on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @01:18PM (#27197904)
How would you handle payment for the energy and how would you make sure the energy ends up at the proper device and not at some man-in-the-middle?
Re:Spin-torque oscillators for WiFi band transmission and en... by btown on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @01:37PM (#27198226)
The energy to generate the 2.4GHz signal is already being lost; I don't believe that placing a spintronic device attenuates the signal in any meaningful way. In certain ways it's similar to tidal energy; one small tidal generator is not going to have any measurable effect on an ocean-scale system. The power absorbed is measured in microwatts whereas the power consumption of a consumer router is measured in watts.
Re:Spin-torque oscillators for WiFi band transmission and en... by MayeulC on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @01:28PM (#27198084)
It isn't meant for energy delivery, but energy harvesting. Put a metal stick in place of the antenna, the same power is harvested, but dissipated away.

I can see this useful for very low power devices. I don't have specific example in mind, but you can picture something like sensors embedded inside smart concrete high-rise buildings, that alert when crackling is found.