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Title: Storing Light - Kevin Bullis, Technology Review Post by: Stephen Taylor on July 17, 2007, 05:03:21 AM Storing Light - Kevin Bullis, Technology Review A microscopic device for storing light developed by researchers at Cornell University could help free up bottlenecks in optical communications and computing. This could potentially improve computer and communications speeds by an order of magnitude. The new device relies on an optically controlled "gate" that can be opened and closed to trap and release light. Temporarily storing light pulses could make it possible to control the order in which bits of information are sent, as well as the timing, both of which are essential for routing communications via fiber optics. Read More.. (http://www.techreview.com/Nanotech/18949/) |