Monthly Archives: March 2011

On Building a Quantum Internet

The Internet we all know and love is made up of photons that cruise through millions of miles of fiber around the globe. Soon researchers could take the Internet to the quantum level. Using entangled photons, particles that are linked … Continue reading

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Changing Focus with Phone Camera Apps

Mobile phone cameras tend to be low quality compared to most point-and-shoots and single lens-reflex cameras. But they have many advantages most other cameras don’t. They’re with us all the time. They’re connected to the Internet, which makes sharing pictures … Continue reading

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Stretchable Electronics Update

It’s been about five years since I first wrote about John Rogers’ stretchy silicon research out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He had the idea that high-quality silicon–the kind that usually comes as a rigid chip–could work even … Continue reading

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