Tag: Australian Technology Innovation
Fixing WiFi’s biggest weaknesses
So what is wrong with WiFi? WiFi has been a brilliant success story. CSIRO invention, near ubiquitous uptake for commercial and private use and a daily part of our lives. But it does have some drawbacks: high power consumption for battery based systems range, especially with walls or trees in the way increasing numbers of…
Making Batteries Better
Batteries Today There are four separate drivers for current battery technology: Cost Size and Weight Capacity Recharge rates and cycles An example of an emerging industry for batteries is electric vehicles. These require high recharge rates, high capacity, high recharge cycles and acceptable weight, size and cost. So the current front runner in…