Signal-blocking wallpaper stops Wi-Fi stealing (and comes in a snowflake pattern!)

[slinkslowdown]

New York (CNN) - Imagine wallpaper that does work for you and for your electronics. Wallpaper that doesn’t only protect your walls, but also protects your health, equipment and data.

Researchers at France’s Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble have worked with the Centre Technique du Papier to develop Wi-Fi-blocking wallpaper. The product, also known

Comments

[skellington1]

Only if you also remove your fillings.

[mandalaya]

Very interesting!

[hydropen]

I love that it's made from recycled materials.

[brewsternorth]

Agreed. There's an outfit called DIFRwear that are doing something similar on a much smaller scale -- RF-blocking card sleeves made of Tyvek and metal foil/mesh.

[mirhanda]

Where does the bandwidth for cell phones fit in here?

[layweed]

Is this like turning your entire house into a Faraday cage, but not really? Fascinating! Was wondering how long it would be before someone came up with something like this.