Laser internet breakthrough sees scientists hit 98% fidelity over hundreds of meters — magnetic 'skyrmions' shield data from distortion in alternative to fiber-optic cables
- Researchers just encoded data into a beam of high-speed light
- The data arrived intact, despite significant heat and wind
- It could transform the internet, communications and more
Transmitting data through the air often comes with a key problem: under a barrage of turbulent atmospheric conditions like wind and heat, the data can become distorted and corrupted, requiring great effort to piece it back together. It’s a big obstacle for long-distance internet and communications providers, yet a team of researchers think they’ve just solved this puzzle — and it could have massive implications for how you send data to and from your devices.
Researchers from Wits University in South Africa and the University of Bordeaux in France conducted an experimentthat involved shooting a beam of light through the air. The light was encoded with optical data, and when they recovered it at the destination site, they found it had arrived...
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