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minus-squareBeanerrr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIsn’t this similar to the tech used in fiber optics cables? Or am I way off
minus-squareZeth0s@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoBut it is for wifi communication apparently. Unfortunately short wave lengths are absorbed more easily than longer wave lengths as the current radio/microwave solutions. That is the main physical limitations to overcome
minus-squareHedup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago That is the main physical limitations to overcome Yeah, they just need to do more research and in few years we’ll break the laws of physics.
Isn’t this similar to the tech used in fiber optics cables? Or am I way off
But it is for wifi communication apparently. Unfortunately short wave lengths are absorbed more easily than longer wave lengths as the current radio/microwave solutions. That is the main physical limitations to overcome
Yeah, they just need to do more research and in few years we’ll break the laws of physics.