MIT tests magnetic data link under Arctic ice during Ice Camp 2026
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory demonstrated a magneto-inductive modem to send data from beneath 3.6 feet of Arctic sea ice to an above-ice receiver during Operation Ice Camp 2026, achieving about 1.2 kilobytes per second. The effort aims to enable long-running underwater sensor networks with minimal fieldwork on ice, potentially via drones or satellites for data relay, though the campaign was hampered by blizzards and severe weather.
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- MIT researchers drilled a 2-by-3-foot hole through 3.6 feet of Arctic sea ice and sent a robot below; the The Times of India
- Researchers tune into Arctic under-ice sounds and test through-ice communication Phys.org
- Air-dropped acoustic sensors could provide early warning of dangerous Arctic ice changes interestingengineering.com
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