Laser powered chip transmits an internets worth of data in just a second – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Laser-powered chip transmits an internet’s worth of data in just a second.

Pranshu Verma reporting for The Washington Post:

The amount of data researchers sent, roughly 1.84 petabytes, far exceeds the roughly 1 petabyte of data transmitted over the entire internet every second.

Unlike most it-works-great-in-a-lab inventions, this one stands a chance of commercialization since there’s nothing too special about the transmission method’s single-chip design or fiber optic cable.

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