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And just think of the potential here for Sponge Bob episodes! On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, David Diaz wrote: > > Yea I saw that yesterday. Wasnt sure that was nanog material. But > the most interesting fact left out on this summery was the ability to > "dope" the fiber with elements like sodium. It seems the little > creatures can do things naturally that was havent a clue how to do in > the lab. > > Also they seem to have absolute QoS and zero packet loss ;-) </sugarRush> > > d > > At 9:11 -0700 8/21/03, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > >http://www.msnbc.com/news/954985.asp?0dm=C12MT > > > >Associated Press > > > >Scientists say they have identified an ocean sponge living in the > >darkness of the deep sea that grows thin glass fibers capable of > >transmitting light at least as well as industrial fiber optic cables > >used for telecommunication. The natural glass fibers also are much > >more flexible than manufactured fiber optic cable that can crack if > >bent too far. > >"YOU CAN ACTUALLY tie a knot in these natural biological fibers and > >they will not break -- it's really quite amazing," said Joanna > >Aizenberg, who led the research at Bell Laboratories. > > >
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