GigaomResearchers create optical switch with graphene semiconductor, could boost internet speeds
Researchers found that by using graphene as a semiconductor, they could make one step necessary to transmit data 100 times faster. Read more »
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Signe covers emerging science and technology, with a focus on 3D printing, robotics, material science, medicine and space. She graduated in 2012 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied science writing and served as the editor in chief of the Badger Herald. She split the next year between reporting on particle physics at CERN for Symmetry Magazine and a fellowship at Wired. She joined Gigaom’s San Francisco office in June 2013.
Researchers found that by using graphene as a semiconductor, they could make one step necessary to transmit data 100 times faster. Read more »
Researchers working out of a university in Singapore have shown the system works on wood, aluminum, steel, glass and plastic. They now want to commercialize it. Read more »
Its parent company, NanoSatisfi, just landed $300,000 in funding that will go toward hiring. They will launch three satellites this year, with many more to follow. Read more »
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