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Gas Plasma Antennas Help Wi-Fi Security

Posted by michael on from the hearsay dept.

mindless4210 writes "Markland Technologies has developed a new gas plasma antenna technology which could help to secure wireless networks. The technology allows for highly directive and electronically steerable digital data transmission via solid-state semi conductor based plasma generators. A plasma antenna can reposition itself at very high speeds, as well as change it's beamwidth and bandwidth, creating spatial and spectral security features which are not presently available with conventional WiFi antenna technology."

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  1. Now you see it...... by erick99 · · Score: 5, Informative
    This is a very cool technology. This antenna essentially "disappears" when it is not being used, making it fairly "stealthy". And, while a traditional metal rod or dish antenna is "cut" to a specific or very narrow range of frequencies, it would appear that the gas plasma antenna can essentially reconfigure itself to rapidly change frequencies. As a ham radio operator, I can really appreciate how useful that could be.

    Happy Trails!

    Erick

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  2. Re:My brain hurts by erick99 · · Score: 5, Informative
    They do a pretty good job explaining it here.

    Happy Trails!

    Erick

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