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Monday 9 November 2026

Wi-Fi from the dish

Ten puzzles on CSIRO's wireless LAN invention, from a number code opener to an ADFGVX closer, with a crossword and a find-a-word. Answers at the foot.

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Wi-Fi grew out of CSIRO radio astronomy work on fixing signal echoes. Photo: Evan-Amos / Wikimedia Commons, public domain, modified

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CSIRO radio astronomers were chasing faint signals from exploding black holes. The maths they built ended up inside your Wi-Fi.

A black home wireless router with three tall antennas on a plain white surface — Wi-Fi grew out of CSIRO radio astronomy work on fixing signal echoes. Photo: Evan-Amos / Wikimedia Commons, public domain, modified

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