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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday January 08, 2007 @05:33PM from the hairy-logic dept.

toybuilder writes "Reuters reports that scientists have published their work on nano-scale optical coax in the most recent issue of Applied Physics Letters. The coax cable is only about 300nm wide, and is able to transmit optical signals using a carbon center conductor, transmitting light at about 90% the speed of light."

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I have problems with regular coax... (Score:5, Funny)

by ArcherB ( 796902 ) * writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @05:34PM (#17514390) Journal

The coax cable is only about 300nm wide,...

How do you plug it in?

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huh? (Score:5, Funny)

by macadamia_harold ( 947445 ) writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @05:35PM (#17514406) Homepage

The coax cable is only about 300nm wide, and is able to transmit optical signals using a carbon center conductor, transmitting light at about 90% the speed of light.

methinks the speed of light is whatever speed the light travels at.

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Re:I have problems with regular coax... (Score:5, Funny)

by 0racle ( 667029 ) writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @05:45PM (#17514590)

Carefully

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Re:WTF? (Score:4, Funny)

by MustardMan ( 52102 ) writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @05:47PM (#17514626)

Right, because the slashdot poster definitely understands the details of the physics publication in a peer-reviewed physics journal, written by experts in the field, and can clearly question its validity in the three seconds it takes to read a slashdot summary.

Here's an idea, instead of immediately trying to show how smart you are by posting minutes after an article goes up just to say "this is dumb", have a little faith in the scientific publication process and actually read the (original, peer-reviewed) article before you jump to conclusions.

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Re:90% of the speed of light.... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @05:50PM (#17514700)

That's nothing. I had it down to zero, using nothing but a block of wood.

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Re:huh? (Score:2, Funny)

by kfg ( 145172 ) writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @06:01PM (#17514918)

the speed of light in a vacuum.

Appears to be zero. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go blow my nose and take a shower.

KFG

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Re:I have problems with regular coax... (Score:4, Funny)

by kfg ( 145172 ) writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @06:09PM (#17515034)

Doesn't matter, some kid with a Tonka backhoe is just going to end up dyking off the network anyway.

KFG

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Re:thickness is the key issue (Score:2, Funny)

by sexybomber ( 740588 ) writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @06:43PM (#17515726)

I guess "fat pipes" is a misnomer, then.

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Re:I have problems with regular coax... (Score:3, Funny)

by Random Destruction ( 866027 ) writes: on Monday January 08, 2007 @08:39PM (#17517100)

Er. you know, or your hand will slice through it like a giant piece of bipedal monkey through a tiny cable.

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