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Read the full story Home theater | Internet | R&D | Software | Video 12:35 AM J Mark Lytle • Permalink • Comments

When it comes to internet speeds, we’ve long-since consigned the humble kilobit-class connection to the dustbin, so a mathematics-based breakthrough has us wondering if megabit- and even gigabit-level connections will one day sound as quaintly archaic.

Read the full story R&D 01:21 AM J Mark Lytle • Permalink • Comments

A Japanese research team has made an important breakthrough in the wireless transmission of electricity that could allow blind people to see again without the need for a retina transplant.