Analysis

June 24, 2019

The tiny Dutch startup solving the IoT industry’s battery problem

Nowi launches a tiny energy-harvesting chip that can power devices forever.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

Nowi and Huawei demonstrate energy harvesting IoT chip solution

Dutch startup Nowi has launched a small energy-harvesting chip that could solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in the internet of things industry: the need to change batteries.

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