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Could Bluetooth chips talk to the stars?

Serried ranks of tiny antennae might work better than 70-metre radio dishes.

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  1. SchefferL. K., et al. Radio Sci., 40 published online, doi:10.1029/2005RS003243 (2005).

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Peplow, M. Could Bluetooth chips talk to the stars?. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news051024-8

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