Sea sponge builds a better glass fiber

Thu Aug 21 17:01:05 UTC 2003

And just think of the potential here for Sponge Bob episodes!

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, David Diaz wrote:

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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.
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> Also they seem to have absolute QoS and zero packet loss ;-)  </sugarRush>
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> At 9:11 -0700 8/21/03, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
> >http://www.msnbc.com/news/954985.asp?0dm=C12MT
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> >Associated Press
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> >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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