Diode Can Relay 10 Billion Bits of Data per Second

A group of investigators from the Stanford University School of Engineering announces the creation of a new type of nanoscale light-emitting diode (LED). The device is capable of transmitting data at extremely fast rates, all while consuming thousands of times less energy than similar tools. ... [ read more >> ]

This carrier holds a single chip containing hundreds of the Stanford low-power LEDs integrated together

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Image credits: Jan Petykiewicz / Stanford School of Engineering

This carrier holds a single chip containing hundreds of the Stanford low-power LEDs integrated together