Is it possible to transmit a signal through space (air) in a form other than electromagnetic waves?

@rukawa-Y0pUkC • Oct 17, 2024

Oct 17, 2024

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Hello everyone,
I would like to know if it is possible to transmit a signal through air without having to use electromagnetic waves.
And why are electromagnetic waves so commonly used?

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Harshad Italiya

@harshad-ukH5ww • May 1, 2012

Using Light Signal you can transmit Signal through air like LASER Light. But as in Day light this technique is not reliable. while Electromagnatic Signals has less interference of Day Lights.
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yahia zakaria

@yahia-zakaria-un2ekP • May 3, 2012

you can use acoustic waves , by the way laser or light is electromagnetic waves
thanks
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narayana murthy

@narayana-z4W16q • May 4, 2012

I think we can use sound waves but it is only for shorter distences and for longer distences we use electromagnetic waves because they are relieble and loses are less compared to other types..
and for secrets you can use ultra sound wave signals
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rukawa

@rukawa-Y0pUkC • May 6, 2012

Thank you all for your answers so far. Actually I have another question: what are the environments in which it's possible to transmit signals via electromagnetic waves? (water, air, fluids...)
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narayana murthy

@narayana-z4W16q • May 6, 2012

Any medium is almost same except some medium resistence as per my knowledge every medium supports any signal except vaccum so in vaccum we need electromagnetic signals
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yahia zakaria

@yahia-zakaria-un2ekP • May 6, 2012

for electromagnetic waves any medium could be good except conductors ,as the conductors allow a very small distance for electromagnetic waves propagation (i.e salt water that's why they use acoustic waves in submarines ).
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soni.sapan

@sonisapan-I2Sw1d • Jun 15, 2012

We can transmitt electromagnetic waves(light waves, infrared etc) in any medium. they have always velocity approx to "C" in all mediums. On other side we cant transmitt acoustic wawe in space. For the travelling of acoustic wawe there must be a medium.They are not used genereally because of their low range & the biggest disadvantage is that they have lower speed approx 300m/s which is very slow for communication
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robo_warrior

@robo-warrior-4RQU5x • Jun 17, 2012

physics 101:mechanical waves(sound)
:electromagnetic(LASER,radio waves)
:matter waves(much less used)
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crashtestpilot

@crashtestpilot-kkRaZU • Jun 17, 2012

It's a little abstract but there is something called quantum entanglement. It is an interesting concept but beyond my ability to give a clear and concise definition.

I apologize for posting a wikipedia link as a reference but it should point you towards more reliable references. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Quantum Entanglement</a>

You can also Google, "Schrodinger's cat", "wave particle duality" and "double slit experiment." These lay some of the groundwork for the concept of a quantum particle.

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rukawa

@rukawa-Y0pUkC • Jun 24, 2012

Thank you all for your answers 😀
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