Wi-Fi That Can Withstand a Nuclear Reactor
Summary
IEEE Spectrum reports on a Wi-Fi receiver designed to withstand radiation inside a nuclear reactor, enabling robotics used for decommissioning. By reducing transistor counts and favoring NMOS while minimizing PMOS, and by adjusting transistor geometry, the researchers achieved resilience up to 500 kilograys with only a modest gain degradation. The work highlights hardware-level hardening for harsh environments and potential two-way wireless links for rugged industrial robotics.