WHOOPS! Looks like it might be back to the drawing board for the world's spy agencies.
A US student has posted a video on YouTube that proves electronic signals can be picked up and passed through 6cm thick steel walls. Tristan Lawry, an electrical and computer engineering doctoral candidate at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, says his breakthrough opens up an infinite range of possible uses.
Until now, such wireless technology was limited mainly due to the use of Faraday shielding, a basic necessity that stops machines interfering with each other electronically. It also has the unfortunate — from a spook's point of view — side effect of giving the Bad Guys a relatively easy time of it when it comes to hiding their electronic evildoings.
That's kind of ho-hum — Google will tell you just how easy that is — until Lawry then shows off in his video the other breakthrough.
"My system has the ability to wirelessly and non-destructively transfer large amounts of electrical power and digital information through thick metallic walls," he says.
Yes, Lawry's devices can transmit and receive at least 50W of electricity. He demonstrates that by powering a 25W light bulb and streaming digital audio through a 6cm thick steel wall. Without giving away too many details, Lawry said his technology uses ultrasound to collect electronic data. Vast amounts of data.
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A US student has posted a video on YouTube that proves electronic signals can be picked up and passed through 6cm thick steel walls. Tristan Lawry, an electrical and computer engineering doctoral candidate at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, says his breakthrough opens up an infinite range of possible uses.
Until now, such wireless technology was limited mainly due to the use of Faraday shielding, a basic necessity that stops machines interfering with each other electronically. It also has the unfortunate — from a spook's point of view — side effect of giving the Bad Guys a relatively easy time of it when it comes to hiding their electronic evildoings.
That's kind of ho-hum — Google will tell you just how easy that is — until Lawry then shows off in his video the other breakthrough.
"My system has the ability to wirelessly and non-destructively transfer large amounts of electrical power and digital information through thick metallic walls," he says.
Yes, Lawry's devices can transmit and receive at least 50W of electricity. He demonstrates that by powering a 25W light bulb and streaming digital audio through a 6cm thick steel wall. Without giving away too many details, Lawry said his technology uses ultrasound to collect electronic data. Vast amounts of data.
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