The News Of Tomorrow, Today
The News Of Tomorrow, Today
Fibre Optic
Ashley Feinberg
For all of their advanced technologies, modern satellites still rely on low-bandwidth radio transmitters to communicate with ground control. But they could soon be upgraded to beyond broadband speeds once NASA’s new laser-based communication system prototype gets off the ground.
The internet isn’t only on your screen. Or behind your couch. Or in Google’s data centres. It’s also underwater, where fibre-optic cables stretch across oceans and loop around continents.
For people with serious cuts – think surgery patients – making sure that gash is clean is tricky and critical. Chronic wounds can spiral out of control if infections aren’t caught early. So how about a bandage that monitors your skin?
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