Japanese institutes develop Wi-Fi chip operable in extreme radiation

TOKYO - Japanese institutes have developed a Wi-Fi receiver chip able to operate for hours in extreme radiation conditions that could help in decommissioning work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex.

The chip, capable of withstanding up to 500 kilograys of radiation, will also allow wireless communication technologies and wireless infrastructure to be applied in space missions under extreme conditions, according to the researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization.