A new type of fiber-optic cable packs hefty data into a small space
By Stephen Ornes
Web edition: July 15, 2013
Beaming with a twist
Researchers have designed a way to send lots more data down an optical fiber: They give some light beams a little twist.
Credit: Courtesy D. Steinvurzel; background ? INMAGINE Ltd.
Modern life depends on data that moves quickly over large distances, whether we?re on mobile phones or online. But too much data can slow the flow. That?s why engineers have been developing clever ways to deliver big data at fast speeds. And a new type of fiber-optic cable may do just that.
Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/351614/title/FOR_KIDS_A_light_twist
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