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Fire Destroys Southampton Fibre-Optics Center

Posted by Zonk on from the bad-science dept.

Sam Haine '95 writes "BBC News reports that a fire has burnt down a CS facility at the University of Southampton. It's notable because the facility was one of the best in the world." From the article: "Some of the most advanced research work in the country, and indeed the world was carried out in this facility ... We probably will have to start from scratch, and it will take a couple of years to rebuild the facility"

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  1. Its the Japanese company from earlier on... by xquark · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    that could supposedly transfer porn at 1TB/sec, felt they needed to get rid of any "potential" competition ala 80s style :D

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