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IIRC this property of fiber optic cables was discovered via cicadas. Previous link on HackerNews: “Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them” htt
by faitswulff 3y ago
IIRC this property of fiber optic cables was discovered via cicadas. Previous link on HackerNews: “Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them”
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38500065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38500065
- numpad0 3y agoThe property itself was always known and used for industrial purposes, the discovery was that standard network gears had improved enough and cicadas turned out loud enough that it can be done.
- ijhuygft776 3y agoSomewhat unrelated, but it will be a big year for the number of cicadas to emerge this spring, as two broods will emerge at the same time: https://www.npr.org/2024/01/21/1225925053/billions-of-cicadas-will-buzz-this-spring-as-two-broods-emerge-at-the-same-time https://www.npr.org/2024/01/21/1225925053/billions-of-cicada...