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Researcher has developed, at a cost of less than one dollar, a wireless light switch that runs without batteries, can be installed anywhere on a wall and could reduce the cost of wiring a house by ...::A U of A engineering researcher has developed a wireless light switch that could reduce the cost of wiring a house by as much as 50 per cent.

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[-] kozy138@lemm.ee -2 points 11 months ago

Copper wires are expensive. And you need to house those wires in aluminum pipes. That's a lot of metal that you no longer need to buy. Especially considering how many light switches in our homes.

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 3 points 11 months ago

And you need to house those wires in aluminum pipes.

The fuck are you talking about? Romex is just run in your walls. There's no aluminum pipes in your wall.

[-] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Presumably they are in an area that requires armored cable, such as Chicago

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Because of all the shootings?

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