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Penn State

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An international team of researchers, led by Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, has developed a stretchable antenna and rectenna system that harvests energy from radio waves in the ambient environment to power wearable devices.

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Larry Cheng, Penn State

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