Is your Wi-Fi connection slow or unstable in certain rooms of your home? Before investing in expensive equipment, there’s a simple, low-cost, and surprisingly effective trick: placing aluminum foil behind your router.
This technique is based on basic principles of radio wave physics and has been confirmed by researchers at Dartmouth College, a well-known American university.
π How Does This Trick Work?
Aluminum foil acts as a Wi-Fi signal reflector. By placing a curved piece of foil behind your router, you redirect the waves in a desired direction instead of letting them scatter in all directions, including into walls or unused spaces.
π What Science Says
In 2017, a team of researchers at Dartmouth College conducted a study demonstrating that 3D-printed reflectors covered with aluminum foil could improve the range and direction of Wi-Fi signals.
π Source: Dartmouth College Research
The results showed that by properly placing a metallic reflector behind a router, you could:
- Enhance the range of the Wi-Fi signal.
- Reduce dead zones in the house.
- Protect certain areas from interference.
π οΈ How to Do It at Home
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