Researchers at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering have developed a new system called Wi-FM that uses FM radio signals so that wireless networks can essentially share rather than compete, in order to reduce the interference inherent with networks in neighboring areas. “This means that your connection speed may not suffer when your neighbor is watching Netflix, and vice versa,” explains Digital Trends. “The team’s field tests of prototype Wi-FM systems boosted connection speeds across all participating networks up to 50 percent, with an average boost of 35 percent better signal strength.”