An artist has created some images which show what Wi-Fi might look like if it was visible to the naked eye.
According to gigaom.com, artist Nickolay Lamm worked with M. Browning Vogel, Ph.D to produce the five images. He took data information about the Wi-Fi coverage in the National Mall area, Washington D.C. and superimposed it onto real life photos of the area.
The result is five images which show how Wi-Fi waves work and could actually help some people understand its process better. Mr Lamm explains the first image shows that Wi-Fi waves are transmitted over a band that is spilt into differing sub-channels, which are represented in a rainbow of different colours, such as red, green, yellow, blue, orange, purple and pink. He also notes that the distance between Wi-Fi waves compared to radio waves is smaller, so that the waves won’t be interrupted by other types of signals, reports mydeal.com.
The second image displays Wi-Fi pulses, shown as spheres, originating from the source. They are represented this way in this image because Wi-Fi fields are usually spherical or ellipsoidal, extending to around 20-30 metres, although that differs depending on the Wi-Fi box.
The last three images show a wider view of Wi-Fi waves travelling across Washington. Mr Lamm explains that if it was possible to freeze-frame the wave transmission process, it would be clear that the pulses are around six inches apart, this is because Wi-Fi waves frequency is between that of radio and microwave waves.
