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Twisted Radio Beams Could Untangle the Airwaves

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the only-the-flying-spaghetti-monster-would-know-for-sure dept.

Urchin writes "The radio frequency spectrum available for wireless communication is becoming increasingly crowded thanks to new wireless technology. A solution to the shrinking space might be to put a spin on radio beams during their transmission, to produce a twisted beam, according to Swedish physicists. In theory, huge amounts of data could be sent in the pitch of the twist, which is distinct from the amplitude and frequency of radio waves — the features used at the moment to send information."

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  1. damn by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn, this is so obvious now. I should have thought this up years ago.

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    1. Re:damn by Ihmhi · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wait, so... basically, some Trekkie scientist in Sweden said "Hey, what if we messed with the polarity?" and it actually worked?

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  2. Oh, Great by Banichi · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we have "Spinnaz" for telecommunication geeks.

    1. Re:Oh, Great by fbjon · · Score: 2, Funny

      Only problem is, packets received through a twisted link come with the evil bit set.

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  3. Obligatory by Bovius · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do a barrel roll!

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

  4. As Dr. Egon Spengler once said by auric_dude · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't cross the streams.

  5. Twisted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Twisted radio == good.
    Twisted schwartz == bad.

  6. Re:Two questions by __aasqbs9791 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then who sent me the message to, "Kill the family"? Or was that, "Bill loves Emily"? Reception isn't too good some days.

  7. Re:No by Mr.+Conrad · · Score: 2, Funny

    I read a while back that both Fox and MSNBC were interested in polarization. Only Fox wanted to twist their signals to the right while MSNBC seemed more interested in twisting theirs to the left.