An MIT research team linked high-frequency silicon chips with an ultra-thin polymer cable to build a data transfer system ten times faster than a USB. Current data transfer technologies can’t keep up with soaring demand. The new system design is more compact and cost-efficient than traditional copper wire and draws far less power. The new transfer link could dramatically cut energy use at power-hungry data centers. With speeds of 105 gigabits per second, it also could “address the bandwidth challenges as  this megatrend toward more and more data continues.

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