A New Hope: British Scientists Bring Wi-Fi Generation Bacteria

Large technology companies have been working for years to create global Internet access.

So far the attempts have not been successful (March 27 aboutOneWeb announced its bankruptcy), but it seems that humanity has new hope: British scientists have developed a new type of bacteria capable of generating Wi-Fi. Researchers gave it the name Calidum macula Bacteria. This is a modified gram-positive anaerobic coccobacillus that obtains energy in the absence of oxygen through substrate phosphorylation. As a result of the work done by scientists (the research lasted about 7 years), the new bacterium acquired the ability to emit a radio signal at the 2.4 GHz frequency used in Wi-Fi networks.

According to the head of the scientific group, ProfessorJeff Stander, “During a successful experiment, we were able to provide signal transmission with a bandwidth of 67 megabits. We are now working to increase it to 100 megabits and create a version of the bacteria that operates in two bands, adding 5 GHz as well.” According to the scientists, this property of the bacterium, as is often the case in basic science, was noticed by chance during a study of the natural antibiotic violacein produced by violet chromobacterium, which can be used to treat colon cancer and other malignant tumors. A laboratory technician connected his new Xiaomi smartphone to a working access point and discovered a new Wi-Fi network with an extremely weak signal and a meaningless name CmdFh. At first, he considered it a joke from colleagues from a neighboring laboratory, but later it turned out that the source of the data transmission was Petri dishes with laboratory sample number 279.

In nature, the original bacterium is widespread andis part of the normal microflora of water and soil in tropical and subtropical regions. The new Calidum macula Bacteria will have the same properties and can easily live and grow at home, providing a wireless network to all corners of the house, even to basements and roofs, where the router signal usually does not reach. The British railway company Network Rail has already become interested in the new development, which plans, according to its employees, to invest 12 million pounds sterling in the spread of Calidum macula Bacteria throughout its railway network with a total length of over 30,000 kilometers, in order to provide for its passengers and employees reliable Internet access along the entire train route, including bridges, overpasses and tunnels and at all stations, the number of which exceeds 2,500.

Editorialggplans to closely monitor the development of this project, which could put an end to poor communications forever, not only on trains.

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