Wednesday, 8. October 2008
Topic: SCIENCE - on October 8, 2008 at 10:11:00 AM CEST
Dear! Change the Lightbulb, I Lost the Internet!
The US government is funding research into using next-generation LED lighting as data network access points. Room or street lamps would link with devices using visible light, carrying data beyond over existing power lines.
"This is a unique opportunity to create a transcendent technology that not only enables energy-efficient lighting, but also creates the next generation of secure wireless communications," said Prof Thomas Little of Boston Uni.
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