Sea sponge builds a better glass fiber
http://www.msnbc.com/news/954985.asp?0dm=C12MT Associated Press Scientists say they have identified an ocean sponge living in the darkness of the deep sea that grows thin glass fibers capable of transmitting light at least as well as industrial fiber optic cables used for telecommunication. The natural glass fibers also are much more flexible than manufactured fiber optic cable that can crack if bent too far. YOU CAN ACTUALLY tie a knot in these natural biological fibers and they will not break -- it's really quite amazing, said Joanna Aizenberg, who led the research at Bell Laboratories.
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Yea I saw that yesterday. Wasnt sure that was nanog material. But the most interesting fact left out on this summery was the ability to dope the fiber with elements like sodium. It seems the little creatures can do things naturally that was havent a clue how to do in the lab. Also they seem to have absolute QoS and zero packet loss ;-) /sugarRush d At 9:11 -0700 8/21/03, Eric Kuhnke wrote: http://www.msnbc.com/news/954985.asp?0dm=C12MT Associated Press Scientists say they have identified an ocean sponge living in the darkness of the deep sea that grows thin glass fibers capable of transmitting light at least as well as industrial fiber optic cables used for telecommunication. The natural glass fibers also are much more flexible than manufactured fiber optic cable that can crack if bent too far. YOU CAN ACTUALLY tie a knot in these natural biological fibers and they will not break -- it's really quite amazing, said Joanna Aizenberg, who led the research at Bell Laboratories.
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And just think of the potential here for Sponge Bob episodes! On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, David Diaz wrote: Yea I saw that yesterday. Wasnt sure that was nanog material. But the most interesting fact left out on this summery was the ability to dope the fiber with elements like sodium. It seems the little creatures can do things naturally that was havent a clue how to do in the lab. Also they seem to have absolute QoS and zero packet loss ;-) /sugarRush d At 9:11 -0700 8/21/03, Eric Kuhnke wrote: http://www.msnbc.com/news/954985.asp?0dm=C12MT Associated Press Scientists say they have identified an ocean sponge living in the darkness of the deep sea that grows thin glass fibers capable of transmitting light at least as well as industrial fiber optic cables used for telecommunication. The natural glass fibers also are much more flexible than manufactured fiber optic cable that can crack if bent too far. YOU CAN ACTUALLY tie a knot in these natural biological fibers and they will not break -- it's really quite amazing, said Joanna Aizenberg, who led the research at Bell Laboratories.
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I do believe this email thread might have stayed off-course when we start chanting the intro to SBSQ... scott On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: : : On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 12:47:28PM -0400, David Diaz wrote: : : Yea I saw that yesterday. Wasnt sure that was nanog material. But : the most interesting fact left out on this summery was the ability to : dope the fiber with elements like sodium. It seems the little : creatures can do things naturally that was havent a clue how to do in : the lab. : : Who lays the fiber under the sea? : : SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS : : Transparent and yellow and single mode is he : : SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS : : ... : : -- : Richard A Steenbergen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras : GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC) :
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UGH! Fat fingers. Corrections: strayed off-course and SBSP scott On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Scott Weeks wrote: : : : : I do believe this email thread might have stayed off-course when we start : chanting the intro to SBSQ... : : scott : : : : On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: : : : : : On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 12:47:28PM -0400, David Diaz wrote: : : : : Yea I saw that yesterday. Wasnt sure that was nanog material. But : : the most interesting fact left out on this summery was the ability to : : dope the fiber with elements like sodium. It seems the little : : creatures can do things naturally that was havent a clue how to do in : : the lab. : : : : Who lays the fiber under the sea? : : : : SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS : : : : Transparent and yellow and single mode is he : : : : SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS : : : : ... : : : : -- : : Richard A Steenbergen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras : : GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC) : : : :
Re: Sea sponge builds a better glass fiber
I'm still waiting for the discovery of its natural enemy, the Backhoeiosaur. apl Eric Kuhnke wrote: http://www.msnbc.com/news/954985.asp?0dm=C12MT Associated Press Scientists say they have identified an ocean sponge living in the darkness of the deep sea that grows thin glass fibers capable of transmitting light at least as well as industrial fiber optic cables used for telecommunication. The natural glass fibers also are much more flexible than manufactured fiber optic cable that can crack if bent too far. YOU CAN ACTUALLY tie a knot in these natural biological fibers and they will not break -- it's really quite amazing, said Joanna Aizenberg, who led the research at Bell Laboratories.
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I'm still waiting for the discovery of its natural enemy, the Backhoeiosaur. All kidding aside, my concern is that it's natural enemy has just found it. It's such a wonderful example of how exquisite nature is as a designer and builder of complex systems, said Geri Richmond, a chemist and materials scientist at the University of Oregon who wasn't involved in the study. We can draw it on paper and think about engineering it but we're in the stone age compared to nature, she said. That much seems clear. Dave
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or the naturally occuring coral that can switch multiple oc-192 at line rate and give you accurate counter results ? I'm still waiting for the discovery of its natural enemy, the Backhoeiosaur. Eric Kuhnke wrote: http://www.msnbc.com/news/954985.asp?0dm=C12MT Associated Press Scientists say they have identified an ocean sponge living in the darkness of the deep sea that grows thin glass fibers capable of transmitting light at least as well as industrial fiber optic cables used for telecommunication. The natural glass fibers also are much more flexible than manufactured fiber optic cable that can crack if bent too far. YOU CAN ACTUALLY tie a knot in these natural biological fibers and they will not break -- it's really quite amazing, said Joanna Aizenberg, who led the research at Bell Laboratories.
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Stephen, or the naturally occuring coral that can switch multiple oc-192 at line rate and give you accurate counter results ? That would actually be STM-64's, as nearly all marine cables are SDH and not SONET. (I'm assuming you have to keep the coral or sponge wet). Martin
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The natural enemy in this case would be the filefish or the angelfish who eat the sponges... Scott C. McGrath On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, David Meyer wrote: I'm still waiting for the discovery of its natural enemy, the Backhoeiosaur. All kidding aside, my concern is that it's natural enemy has just found it. It's such a wonderful example of how exquisite nature is as a designer and builder of complex systems, said Geri Richmond, a chemist and materials scientist at the University of Oregon who wasn't involved in the study. We can draw it on paper and think about engineering it but we're in the stone age compared to nature, she said. That much seems clear. Dave
