Wind Powered WiFi.

The problem of powering WiFi networks in remote areas where there is acute shortage of power has been solved with the development of Wind mill.

Prof Shashank Priya ,Assistant Professor of the Materials Science and Engineering Program ,University of Texas has developed a windmill having a diameter 10cm that works by the flexing of piezoelectric crystals when rotated thus generating the current.A breeze of moderate magnitude is sufficient to generate small amount of current required by a small sensor.

This is of great help to the Earth scientists who can monitor seismic activity in remote locations by using wireless-enabled sensors dispersed across wide geographical area.



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