“Scientists in the UK have developed technology that allows power to be transmitted wirelessly through several inches of steel.
The developers, at BAE Systems, say the device could be used to send power and communications signals through submarine hulls or armoured doors.
The device uses very high frequency acoustics – essentially converting the signal into sound waves.
The company has started environmental tests on the technology.
These should ensure, it says, that it will be able to survive the 25-year lifespan and extreme conditions required on the outer hull of a submarine.
Currently the system is still at demonstration stage, but the developers claim that it could eventually help save millions of pounds currently spent adapting submarine hulls for the necessary communications equipment.”
Read more at BBC News (Thanks Tracey)
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