Instead of a traditional solid glass core, the newly-developed optical fibers feature a core of air surrounded by a meticulously engineered glass microstructure...
Northwestern University researchers have successfully achieved quantum state transfer over a 30.2-km fiber carrying 400-Gbps C-band classical traffic....
Researchers from the University of Surrey and elsewhere have found that young people (24 years and youger) spend an average of six hours a day online;...
Researchers have set a new speed record for an industry standard optical fiber, achieving 1.7 Petabits over a 67 km length of fiber. The fiber, which contains...
Regular Internet usage was associated with approximately half the risk of dementia compared to non-regular usage in new research from New York University.
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Quantum teleportation is essential for many quantum information technologies, including long-distance quantum networks. Using fiber-coupled devices, including...
Internet access is a moral human right that requires that everyone has unmonitored and uncensored access to this global medium, which should be publicly...
A study led by Bocconi University’s Professor Francesco Billari has found that high-speed Internet access causally reduces sleep duration and satisfaction.
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Taking a photo each day and posting it online has multiple benefits for wellbeing, according to a study carried out by Dr. Liz Brewster of Lancaster University...
The best possible q-analogs of codes may be useful in more efficient data transmission. Image credit: Geralt.
More than three decades ago, mathematicians...
In a groundbreaking study, scientists led by Dr Giulio Ruffini of Starlab Barcelona, Spain, have successfully transmitted the words ‘hola’ and ‘ciao’...
Using Google logs, an international team of scientists has found that in 2012 Germans searched for the future on the Internet more than any other nation.
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A collaboration between a computer scientist and a biologist has revealed that a species of harvester ants determine how many foragers to send out of the...
