Tiny new cable may spur big technological advances

Wednesday, 10 January 2007

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have created a tiny cable -- much thinner than a human hair -- through which they can transmit visible light, potentially paving the way for improvements in solar energy, computing and medicine.

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