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Record-breaking chip can transmit entire internet’s traffic per second

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A new photonic chip design has achieved a world record data transmission speed of 1.84 petabits per second

The speed record for data transmission using a single light source and optical chip has been shattered once again. Engineers have transmitted data at a blistering rate of 1.84 petabits per second (Pbit/s), almost twice the global internet traffic per second.

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Record-breaking chip can transmit entire internet’s traffic per second

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A new photonic chip design has achieved a world record data transmission speed of 1.84 petabits per second

The speed record for data transmission using a single light source and optical chip has been shattered once again. Engineers have transmitted data at a blistering rate of 1.84 petabits per second (Pbit/s), almost twice the global internet traffic per second.

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Category: Telecommunications, Technology

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Record-breaking chip can transmit entire internet’s traffic per second

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A new photonic chip design has achieved a world record data transmission speed of 1.84 petabits per second

The speed record for data transmission using a single light source and optical chip has been shattered once again. Engineers have transmitted data at a blistering rate of 1.84 petabits per second (Pbit/s), almost twice the global internet traffic per second.

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Light-activated “smart plastic” has its soft spots

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Plastics can be hard, plastics can be soft, but can plastics be both at the same time? Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have been exploring this question and produced a first-of-a-kind material that is pliable in some sections and stiff … Continue reading Light-activated “smart plastic” has its soft spots→

Astronomers can’t explain a black hole “burp” years after it ate a star

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Black holes have been seen to chow down on stars that wander too close, resulting in a bright stellar show. But now a black hole has been seen doing something nobody’s ever seen before – it “burped up” material several years after eating a star, leavin… Continue reading Astronomers can’t explain a black hole “burp” years after it ate a star→

Auto-tracking Pino Lamp pans with users’ faces or other targets

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While it may not be way up there on your list of grievances, constantly having to reposition a desk lamp can be a bit of a hassle. The Pino Lamp was designed with that fact in mind, as it automatically swivels to follow faces, books, or items of a give… Continue reading Auto-tracking Pino Lamp pans with users’ faces or other targets→

LG’s moody new fridge lights up in custom colors and plays music

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Besides keeping your food cold, there’s not much more we need from a fridge, but that doesn’t stop manufacturers from cramming new features in there in the endless pursuit of “innovation.” The latest example from LG is the MoodUP, a fridge that sports … Continue reading LG’s moody new fridge lights up in custom colors and plays music→

Hydrogel glass windows let in more light and less heat

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After the summer so much of the world has sweltered through this year, better ways to cool buildings are on a lot of people’s minds. Researchers in China have now spruced up the humble window with hydrogel-glass, a material that can selectively block h… Continue reading Hydrogel glass windows let in more light and less heat→

Optical fiber sensor could keep patients from developing bed sores

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Patients who remain in bed for long periods of time may develop pressure sores, which can in turn become potentially life-threatening chronic skin ulcers. A new sensor could help keep that from happening, using scattered light.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Optical fiber sensor could keep patients from developing bed sores→

James Webb keeps breaking records for most distant galaxies ever seen

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Even though it hasn’t been collecting data for very long, the James Webb Space Telescope keeps breaking its own records for peering deeper into space and time. The telescope has now detected a galaxy candidate that lies 35 billion light-years from Eart… Continue reading James Webb keeps breaking records for most distant galaxies ever seen→