Lighting up the Net

Nanotechnology researchers are working on a technology that could dramatically increase the speed of the internet. By manipulating carbon atoms it may be possible to replace electronic switches with optical ones, leading to an ultra-fast internet powered not by electricity, but light. National Geographic explains.

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