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The next 6G antennas could be…human beings

Nothing is too absurd for technology. Day after day, month after month, we hear about more and more absurd and interesting innovations like 6G antennas. The technology in question has not yet made its debut except on an experimental basis but there is already talk of transforming human beings into antennas. No doubt this will raise some controversy… and not a few, but think about the implications that this will have on connectivity.

You read that right: research would show that the next 6G antennas could be human beings. Here's how it's possible

The researchers of theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst they are already talking to implement 6G wireless technology, which is said to turn humans into antennas of walking energy sources. Using Visible Light Communication (VLC), the wireless version of fiber optics, 6G has the potential to turn human bodies into antennas to be used for the Internet of Things (IoT).

UMass Amherst scientists say they have developed an innovative and low-cost way to harvest residual energy from VLCs using human bodies as antennas. That energy can then be channeled into wearables like cell phones and watches, and possibly even larger electronic devices. Jie Xiong, a computer science and information technology professor at the school, said:

VLC is quite simple and interesting. Instead of using radio signals to transmit information wirelessly, it uses light from LEDs that can turn on and off up to a million times per second. Anything with a camera, like our smartphones, tablets, or laptops, can be the recipient

6g human antennas

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LED streetlights are one example of VLC that 6G "antennas" could exploit. The energy resources would be human. LEDs, it is said, emit “side channel RF signals” or radio waves that human antennas can pick up and transmit. Using an antenna designed with coiled copper wires, the team was able to capture these signals, meaning human bodies could be embedded with these and other metals to turn them into walking radio towers.

Jie Xiong continued like this:

The results show that humans are actually the best means of amplifying the coil's ability to capture energy. By attaching the coil to a person, up to 10 times more energy was collected than using just one coil without a body

Based on this, scientists have developed a wearable device called “Bracelet+” that people can wear on their upper arm or as a ring, belt, anklet or necklace.

Gianluca Cobucci
Gianluca Cobucci

Passionate about code, languages ​​and languages, man-machine interfaces. All that is technological evolution is of interest to me. I try to divulge my passion with the utmost clarity, relying on reliable sources and not "on the first pass".

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