China’s award-winning 6G tech turns every wall and pipe into a sensor2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 9:00am, 26 Jun 2026China’s 6G engineers have built a special metasurface system that can bounce wireless signals around like a precision mirror to fill in dead spots, while still sensing people moving about – just like a radar.The innovation earned a gold award at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in March, the online results of which were announced on June 14.The innovation is named Distributed Integrated Sensing and Communication Metasurface (DISACM). It uses intelligent reconfigurable surfaces to reshape wireless propagation environments, enabling simultaneous communication enhancement, environmental perception and computational coordination.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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FRI · 2026-06-26 · 01:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0626-87492
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China’s award-winning 6G tech turns every wall and pipe into a sensor
Chinese 6G engineers have developed a novel metasurface system called Distributed Integrated Sensing and Communication Metasurface (DISACM). This system, which won a gold award at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in March, uses intelligent reconfigurable surfaces to manipulate wireless signals.
Zhang TongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-26 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese 6G engineers have developed a novel metasurface system called Distributed Integrated Sensing and Communication Metasurface (DISACM). This system, which won a gold award at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in March, uses intelligent reconfigurable surfaces to manipulate wireless signals. DISACM can redirect signals to eliminate dead spots and simultaneously function as a radar to detect movement. The technology enables enhanced communication, environmental perception, and computational coordination by reshaping wireless propagation.
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The innovation is named Distributed Integrated Sensing and Communication Metasurface (DISACM).
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The innovation earned a gold award at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva.
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DISACM uses intelligent reconfigurable surfaces to enhance communication, perceive the environment, and coordinate computation.
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China's 6G engineers developed a metasurface system that can bounce wireless signals and sense movement like radar.
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