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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Interplanetary broadband
Source: Technology Review
Earth-style broadband requires too much power for space vehicles, so it takes hours to download images from the Cassini-Huygens Saturn probe. Enter the single-photon detector - the ultimate low-light sensor. This nanotech-based device combines efficiency and speed, and may make interplanetary communication more practical. It could also allow for long-distance, secure communications here on earth – giving us even more spy technology.
Posted by mwelch at 01:34 PM
