| Researchers from MIT demonstrated The first system for super-minorgetic Underwater communication capable of transmitting signals at a distance of several kilometers. This technology uses energy a million times less than existing underwater communication methods. |
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Developed from the concept created several years ago, the new technology provides solutions for areas such as aquaculture, forecasting hurricanes off the coast, and modeling climatic changes. “This idea, which began as an exciting intellectual journey, is now becoming practical and real,” said Fadel Adib, an associated professor at MIT. |
The basis of the new technology is the use of underwater backster, which encodes data in sound waves, reflecting them back to the receiver. Researchers adapted a 70-year-old radio, called the Van Atta array, to maximize the effectiveness of signal reflection. |
In the process of developing the system, the team conducted more than 1.5 thousand experimental tests. The results showed that the device can provide communication at distances up to 300 meters, which is 15 times longer than previously achieved results. |
Researchers also created an analytical model to determine the maximum range of work of the new technology. Using this model, it was shown that the potential of the system can reach kilometer distances. |
Omid Abari, a professor of computer sciences from the University of California in Los Angeles, emphasized the significance of the work: “This article is a significant step into the future of underwater communication, making it closer to reality and allowing monitoring of climatic changes underwater.” |
Researchers plan to continue working on the technology, striving for its commercialization and providing tools for further development in this area. |
MIT Revolutionizes Underwater Communication with Deep Signals
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