17 Nov 2021

Our Changing World – How radio works

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 17 November 2021

100 years after the first radio broadcast was transmitted by Professor Robert Jack in Dunedin, Claire Concannon heads to the physics department at the University of Otago to talk to Associate Professor Harald Schwefel about how radio works, and how it is related to light.

Associate Professor Harald Schwefel's research looks at improving the efficiency of communicating via light.

Associate Professor Harald Schwefel's research looks at improving the efficiency of communicating via light. Photo: RNZ / Claire Concannon

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