From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4@msn.com)
Date: Tue Nov 26 2002 - 12:48:59 PST
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From: science.webmaster@esa.int
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:57 AM
To: ljk4@msn.com
Subject: From Darwin to Internet at the speed of light
Internet traffic jams may become history if ESA succeeds
in developing the technology to see nearby Earth-sized
planets. Why? Looking at new ways to detect planets,
instead of bulky mirrors and lenses in space, ESA is
thinking of building miniaturised optical systems that
fit onto a microchip. Such 'integrated optics' would also
allow Earthly computer networks to use high-speed routing
of data streams.
Read more at:
http://sci.esa.int/content/news/index.cfm?aid=28&cid=1902&oid=30996
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