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How Physicists Quantum Teleported Information Over 62 Miles
Bringing us one step closer to a quantum Internet
Jun 25, 2012
By Twisting Light Signals into a Vortex, Researchers Create Fastest Wireless Connection Ever
By twisting radio waves into a threaded vortex, an international team of researchers has beamed data through the air at...
Mar 20, 2012
Longest-Ever Fiber-Optic Link Will Run Through Thawing Arctic, Between UK and Japan
Diminishing sea ice in the Arctic could be a boon for international trade — both for heavy ships using the...
Mar 12, 2012
MIT Laser Fibers Could Be Woven Together to Make 3-D Display Screens
The trick to any good 3-D tech is creating a system in which the viewer’s eyes receive two slightly different...
Jan 26, 2012
Video: New Quantum Dot Tech Could Boost Current Optical Fiber Band Tenfold
Current optical communications schemes rely on a narrow 1.55 micron wavelength band of about 10 terahertz, a band in which...
Apr 29, 2011
Record-Breaking New Fiber Optic Cables Transmit 100 Terabits Per Second
That is the equivalent of sending 3 months of HD video in one second
Mar 23, 2011
Financial Traders Look to Boost Profits by Exploiting the Speed of Light for Long-Distance Trades
The speed of light dictates a lot of things in the realm of physics (like the upper limit of the...
Feb 25, 2011
Talk To The Hand: A New Interface For Bionic Limbs
Light bridges the communication gap between man and machine.
