Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology have broken the record for wireless data transmission in a proof of concept experiment, reports Gizmodo.
The scientists achieved data speeds in the terahertz range that were 20 times higher than current Wi-Fi speeds.
The team achieved this success by utilizing the “T-ray” band, part of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwave and infrared — a currently unregulated segment of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The impressive data speeds were made possible by using “a 1 millimeter-square device known as a resonant tunneling diode, which produces smaller voltages with increasing current,” explains Gizmodo. “By tuning the current, the team are able to make the tiny device resonate, and spit out signals in the terahertz band.”
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