Glass fibers instead of copper cables

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Polymer chip with a micro-spectrometer: Indium phosphite photodiodes are integrated on this polytronic chip with its tiny circuit paths made of plastic. Fraunhofer HHI
Polymer chip with a micro-spectrometer: Indium phosphite photodiodes are integrated on this polytronic chip with its tiny circuit paths made of plastic. © Fraunhofer HHI

Semiconductor technology is expensive. Novel optical microchips made of plastic are set to bring down the price of fiber-optic technology in future. Personal fiber-optic connections for private individuals and industrial enterprises may soon become a reality.


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3 indicted in US for hacking into restaurant computer system

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A Ukrainian and an Estonian were among three people charged in a scheme to hack into a computer system of a US restaurant chain to steal credit card data, the Justice Department said Monday.

Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically

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(AP) -- Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth.

Clear Channel, banks, buyers in settlement talks

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(AP) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc. and its prospective buyers are talking with banks to try to settle a dispute over whether the banks must fund promised loans for the $19.5 billion takeover, the radio and outdoor ...

Report: HP nearing deal to buy EDS for $12B to $13B

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(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard is negotiating to buy information technology services provider Electronic Data Systems in a deal that would expand the world's largest personal computer maker's reach in the corporate consulting market.

Google joins effort to make more Web sites more sociable

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(AP) -- The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd.
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