We know what it means, but what does Wi-Fi stand for? You may have read, or made an educated guess, that Wi-Fi stands for “wireless fidelity” just as Hi-Fi stands for “high fidelity”.

Jan 19, 2000 · It is often said that this patent means Lamarr helped to invent Wi-Fi, but the story is more complicated than that. Lamarr and Antheil patented their invention in 1942, but it was classified until ...

Jun 18, 2013 · One of Google Loon's high-altitude Wi-Fi internet hubs, on display at the Airforce Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand Twenty kilometres up, slung under balloons from the same …

Dec 9, 2013 · After tracking down drones nearby – Wi-Fi has a range of about 100 metres outside – he uses open source Wi-Fi analysis software called Aircrack to de-authorise the Wi-Fi signal controlling …

Aug 29, 2012 · Or hacking flash-mobs could team up to try to crack the encryption on a nearby Wi-Fi network. Büsching points out that smartphones now outsell PCs, meaning there are an increasing …

Jan 5, 2022 · Samsung has created a television remote control that doesn’t require batteries, as it draws power by harvesting otherwise wasted energy emitted by Wi-Fi routers. The firm originally launched …

Oct 24, 2023 · Technology What are solid-state batteries and why do we need them? Batteries containing solid electrolytes have many theoretical benefits, but a technique to manufacture them …

Mar 19, 2025 · Space Dark energy isn't what we thought – and that may transform the cosmos Our current best theories of the universe suggest that dark energy is making it expand faster and faster, …

Jan 24, 2025 · Environment The world is on track for between 1.9 and 3.7°C of warming by 2100 While some progress has been made in limiting greenhouse gas emissions, we are still on the path for high …

Objects tend to continue doing what they were already doing. For example, if there were no external forces, like gravity or friction, a thrown ball would continue moving in a straight line, at a ...