[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Posted this from Warketwatch:

Intel researchers claim chip breakthrough: WSJ

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Researchers at Intel Corp. and the University of California, Santa Barbara, are claiming a breakthrough in creating lasers on computer chips, a development that could lead to sharp reductions in the cost of ultrafast data communications, according to a media report Monday.

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Closing statement:

"This hybrid approach addresses the last major hurdle," The Journal reported Paniccia as saying. "We now have all the building blocks."

[neverdem]

Thanks for the links.