<p>➀ The German Cybersecurity Innovation Agency (Cyberagentur) launched the ZANDER-F research program with €15 million funding to develop technologies enabling communication and imaging through conductive barriers like Faraday cages, addressing challenges for special forces in anti-piracy operations and disaster scenarios;</p><p>➁ The initiative explores unconventional approaches including plasmonic surface wave transmission, low-frequency electromechanical signals, and subatomic particle-based data transfer, with applications in border security, disaster rescue, and urban drone detection;</p><p>➂ The 5-year multi-stage project is now open for proposals, with submission deadlines starting October 2025, aiming to revolutionize secure communication systems beyond traditional radio limitations</p>