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Internet Heading to Light Speed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we've-gone-plaid dept.

dbaker writes "Wired Magazine has a very interesting article about the future of optical networks and the barriers we face before this technology is commonplace."

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  1. My ODN relay went 10-7 last PM at the OTC by jameskojiro · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Next thing we know we will have cable repairmen talking like engineers from Star Trek.

    What with all the technobabble and the plot devices and oy glaven.....

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  2. Huck the Fuskies! by geomon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "This demonstration is a major advance in closing a gap" in how materials can be used to control light in optical devices, according to Mark Kuzyk, a physics professor at Washington State University. Kuzyk said materials studied previously could control only 3 percent to 5 percent of light.

    Go Cougs!

    WOOT!!!

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