Student Innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Transmits Data and Power Wirelessly Through Submarine Hulls
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 11:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Steel walls are no match for Tristan Lawry. The doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed and demonstrated an innovative new system that uses ultrasound to simultaneously transmit large quantities of data and power wirelessly through thick metal walls, like the hulls of ships and submarines.