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Terahertz Wireless Chip Will Bring 30Gbps Networks
MrSeb writes "Rohm, a Japanese semiconductor company, has created a silicon chip and antenna that's currently capable of transmitting 1.5Gbps, with the potential to scale up to 30Gbps in the future. While this is a lot faster than anything currently on the market, the significant advance here is the reception and transmission of terahertz waves (300GHz to 3THz) using a chip and antenna that's just two centimeters long. Rohm says it will only cost $5 when it comes to market in a few years — a stark comparison to current terahertz gear that's both large and expensive. The problem with terahertz transmissions, though, is that it's highly directional — with a submillimeter wavelength, it's more like a laser than a signal. Terahertz waves might enable awesome device-to-device networks, but it isn't going to bring 30Gbps internet to a whole city block. More interestingly, submillimeter terahertz radiation is the next step up from the gigahertz radiation used in full-body millimeter wave scanners. Terahertz waves can not only see through clothing, but can also penetrate a few millimeters of skin."
Build your own fully body scanner.
Run Windows Update and be done in about 15 minutes.
ISPs will still throttle your ass to 55 Mbps
Cook chicken, most likely
Share porn with your neighbor across the street at never before seen transfer speeds.
You mean the one restart that takes a minute and a half on Windows 7?
Followed by thirteen and a half minutes for all the crapware to start up after you log in.
Indeed, 640K ought to be enough for everyone!
It isn't if you attach it to sharks. Then, instead, it's deadly.
You going to rectify that?
We should be able to implement a filter that stops these kinds of posts within a few years.
You can run through your comcast monthly bandwidth cap in 8.3 seconds.