C’mon radio, let’s do the twist

Wave innovation might dramatically increase bandwidth, researcher says

Broadcasting live from Italy: a new twist on radio that could pack more information into the airwaves.

TESTING THE WAVES A radio broadcast 442 meters from a lighthouse on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore (right) to the Doge’s Palace in Venice (left) demonstrated a new way to twist these electromagnetic waves that could be useful for wireless networks and cell phone communications.