Re:'Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi'
by TeMPOraL on Friday November 27, 2015 @10:59PM
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Don't forget that we're overdue for another miracle development in batteries, as well as the next iteration of sprayed-glass coating that turns everything waterproof and bacteria-free.
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And solar cells, and some vaccine for dental cavities.
Re:'Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi'
by Magi604 on Saturday November 28, 2015 @01:41AM
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And the moon doing some "once in a millennium" thing.
Re:'Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi'
by TeMPOraL on Saturday November 28, 2015 @02:01AM
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Like spontaneously disintegrating?
(Seveneves is a good book, I highly recommend it.)
Re:'Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi'
by cooper12 on Saturday November 28, 2015 @02:16AM
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This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Every week on the news you hear about a miracle graphite battery that is super thin and has 500 times the capacity. The first time I was excited, the second disappointed, and every other time I just sighed. I'll believe it once it's hit the market. I don't understand why the news reports experimental research just because it's novel. Of course the researchers will play along because it makes their work seem important, stroking their egos and helping them get future funding.
Re:'Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi'
by dzhiurgis on Saturday November 28, 2015 @06:29AM
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All I can think now is "Will a new battery size of rolodex be able charge your iPhone 400 times and power your electric car drive from Folkestone to Stoke-on-Trent?"
And "New solar panel technology powers 30 middle Atlantic households or 400 French sheds."