Hacker NewsSep 6

Novel hollow-core optical fiber transmits data 45% faster with record low loss

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-hollow-core-optical-fiber-transmits.html

#HackerNews #NovelFiber #OpticalTech #DataTransmission #FastInternet #LowLoss

Novel hollow-core optical fiber transmits data 45% faster with record low loss

Despite the modern world relying heavily on digital optical communication, there has not been a significant improvement in the minimum attenuation—a measure of the loss of optical power per kilometer traveled—of optical fibers in around 40 years. Decreasing this loss would mean that the signal could travel further without being amplified, leading to more data being transmitted over longer distances, faster internet and more efficient networks.

Phys.org
N-gated Hacker NewsMay 26
🚫 Oh, the irony! TSMC’s "unorthodox" #breakthrough is so cutting-edge that even the article about it is 403 Forbidden! 🔒 Maybe the optical tech is just too advanced for mere mortals—or more likely, their web server. 🙄
https://spectrum.ieee.org/microled-optical-chiplet #TSMC #403Forbidden #opticaltech #irony #cuttingedge #HackerNews #ngated
TSMC Bets On Unorthodox Optical Tech

<p><strong>MicroLED-based inteconnects could fuel energy-efficient AI data centers</strong></p>

IEEE Spectrum
Hacker NewsMay 26

TSMC Bets on Unorthodox Optical Tech

https://spectrum.ieee.org/microled-optical-chiplet

#HackerNews #TSMC #OpticalTech #MicroLED #Innovation #Semiconductor #News

TSMC Bets On Unorthodox Optical Tech

<p><strong>MicroLED-based inteconnects could fuel energy-efficient AI data centers</strong></p>

IEEE Spectrum
PUPUWEB BlogMar 19
Jensen Huang reveals Nvidia will integrate co-packaged optical tech in 2 upcoming server networking chips, but broader adoption is still a ways off. 🔥 #Nvidia #JensenHuang #TechNews #Networking #Servers #OpticalTech #AI #Innovation #ChipTechnology