News tagged with copper cables

Intel's Light Peak Will Replace Copper Wires

(PhysOrg.com) -- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Wednesday, the company announced a new optical cable that will be able to transfer data, between electrical devices, starting at speeds of 10 ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (34) | comments 17 weblog

Intel Milestone Confirms Light Beams Can Replace Electronic Signals for Future Computers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel today announced an important advance in the quest to use light beams to replace the use of electrons to carry data in and around computers.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (24) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Compact high-temperature superconducting cables demonstrated at NIST

A researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has invented a method of making high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables that are thinner and more flexible than demonstration HTS cables ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Researcher modernizes US power grid

Although the U.S. electric power industry is one of the greatest engineering marvels of the 20th century, aging technology and an increase in demand create problems for the electricity infrastructure that need to be fixed. ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 6

A unique 'micro-loop mirror' design may enhance the performance of integrated laser on silicon

Active optical fibers with silicon photonic chips can carry a lot more information for data interconnect than copper cables. Silicon photonics can also be the material of choice for wiring 'lab-on-a-chip' ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

ONR demonstrates new counter-mine technology for ships

In a time of increasing irregular warfare threats, the Navy has devised and successfully demonstrated a revolutionary technology to help reduce the risk of naval mine strikes to U.S. Navy ships.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Technology convergence may widen the digital divide

(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

National Semiconductor demonstrates 28 gbps data center technology

National Semiconductor Corp. today announced it has achieved a breakthrough in high-speed signal conditioning by becoming the first company to successfully demonstrate 28 Gbps discrete quad-channel retimer technology with ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0