BOSTON: MIT scientists have developed the first fully flexible device that can convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity, paving the way for wirelessly powering everyday electronics without batteries. Devices that convert AC electromagnetic waves into DC electricity are known as “rectennas.”
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Power supply to be suspended in Tambaram, Mathur and Kodungaiyur areas on Tuesday
CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in some areas in Chennai from 9am to 4pm on Tuesday (January 29) for maintenance work. Power supply will be resumed before 4pm if work is completed, according to a release from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation.
NHAI relays part of NH 4 after protest by truck owners
CHENNAI: Days after the TN sand lorry owners’ federation attempted to repair the battered stretch of National Highway 4 from Vanagaram to Poonamallee as a sign of protest, the National Highways Authority of India has relaid the road at Vanagaram, Velapanchavadi and Parivakkam on the 1-km stretch as “immediate relief.”
This airport in China has launched 5G network
The Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in south China’s Guangdong Province has launched a 5G base station, making it the first 5G-covered airport in the country. The speed of the network can reach 1.14 gigabytes per second, around 50 times faster than the current 4G network, according to a test, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Residents return after parts of Gariahat building get power back
KOLKATA: Residents of the fire-ravaged building at Gariahat crossing started returning to their homes on Sunday after electricity was restored in some portions of the five-storey house on Saturday night.
NHAI floats tender for highway project
NEW DELHI: Racing against time to complete the formalities, NHAI on Thursday floated a tender for the first package of Akshardham-Baghpat highway project. Four central ministers are scheduled to lay the foundation stone for this six-lane access controlled highway project on Saturday.
Airline employee held with gold bars at Delhi’s IGI airport
NEW DELHI: A Jet Airways staffer is among two men arrested by the customs department in two separate cases of gold smuggling at Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to an official statement issued on Friday.
Delhi: No extra cost for buying power from WTE plants
NEW DELHI: To promote clean sources of energy, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has decided to exempt all waste-to-energy projects from transmission and other related costs under open-access regulations.
8-hour power cut likely in suburbs from Saturday night
MUMBAI: The regional development authority, MMRDA, will instal a monopole tower -an electrical installation -in Charkop in connection with Metro-2A work (Dahisar to D N Nagar in Andheri) late on Saturday night and the possibility of power cuts in some parts of the western suburbs cannot be ruled out.
Power outage for Metro work in Mumbai, consumers get electricity from alternate source
MUMBAI: The 110 kV electricity circuits from Tata Borivali to Tata Malad and Versova were switched off from Saturday midnight till 7.50 am on Sunday for installation of new electrical towers for Metro 2A line (Dahisar to Andheri).
Etihad hires turnaround expert Alvarez & Marsal as it weighs Jet Airways bailout
NEW DELHI/ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has appointed turnaround specialist Alvarez & Marsal to conduct due diligence on Jet Airways Ltd as it weighs bailing out the cash-strapped Indian carrier, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Rs 50,000-cr highway projects to decongest Delhi: Gadkari
NEW DELHI: The government will take up Rs 50,000-crore projects to decongest Delhi that is battling with the twin problems of air and water pollution, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Saturday.