Light Repels Light

MIT Technology Review by Anne-Marie Corley | Jul. 20, 2009 (News Report)

The repulsive side of an optical force could lead to ultra-fast telecommunications. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jul. 20, 2009

I'm not quite sure what the Hell I just read, but if it's possible to manipulate light without electrical or any other conversions, transmitting information encased in light will be tremendously faster and cheaper.

Surely each generation must have had the same "gee-whiz!" or "what the Hell?" as us when confronted with unknown new technology.

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