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copper wires

Existing infrastructure will be unable to support demand for high-speed internet

26 Apr 2022

Researchers have shown that the UK’s existing copper network cables can support faster internet speeds, but only to a limit. They say additional...

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Dr Andrea Ferrari

Royal Society award given to Cambridge academic

21 Jun 2010

The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, has recognised the work of Dr Andrea Ferrari at the Department of Engineering with one of...

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Virtually family: an anthropological knowledge of the broadband internet

01 Oct 2006

The explosion of the broadband internet is allowing anthropologists to carry out research into virtual, as well as real communities. Xiaoxiao Yan...

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