Random antenna arrays boost emergency communications
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 08:57
in Physics & Chemistry
First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out just four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to significantly increase the signal power at the receiver, according to theoretical analyses, simulations and proof-of-concept experiments performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
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