Wi-fi on rays of light: 100 times faster, and never overloaded

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have come up with a surprising solution: a wireless network based on harmless infrared rays. The capacity is huge - more than 40Gbit/s per ray.

Materials for first optical fibers with high-speed electronic function are developed

For the first time, researchers have developed crystalline materials that allow an optical fiber to have integrated, high-speed electronic functions. The potential applications of such optical fibers include improved telecommunications and other hybrid optical and electronic technologies, improved laser technology, and more-accurate remote-sensing devices.