Posted on 12/26/2005 11:54:09 AM PST by sourcery
"By using electromagnetic waves instead of electrical current for switching, researchers have operated an optical modulator at terahertz frequencies an accomplishment that could one day facilitate data transmission rates in the trillions of bits per second."
I'd like to see a list of every way over the past 40 years researchers have created a "single switch" with a new technology to make silicon transistors absurdly slow---and each item with a follow up on what's been done since this "single switch" was made. Mostly, its nothing.
Anyone remember Josephson's junctions? I think IBM has a project going on that one that even their accountant can barely bring to mind. But for years it was all the rage as they made one switch, then a simple amplifier, etc.
Trust me. They'll be able to do it.
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