A chemical group of Chinese scientist at Shanghai ’s Fudan University have a bright idea : A lightbulb that produces its own Wi - Fi signaling . According toXinhua , the technology is called Li - Fi , and the prototype really works better than the average association in China .
As many as four information processing system order near a Li - Fi bulb can connect to the profits , using light frequencies rather than the common wireless wave . The incandescent lamp is embedded with a chip that develop a signal , yielding charge per unit as fast as 150 mbps — far quicker than distinctive connection speeds in China , and about three time fast than the speed I ’m getting right now . ( severely , I just did a swiftness psychometric test . )
One of the fringe benefit of Li - Fi is that it ’s affordable . Have a lightbulb and a Li - Fi outfit ? Boom — you have net . Next month , researchers are showing off 10 sample kits at a craft show in China , and the country is moving in a charge that could make Li - Fi a hardheaded and commercially workable plus — especially since , asXinhuareports , Chinese people are rapidly replacing old fashioned incandescent bulbs with LED .
Of naturally , there are still a few technical details — mostly dealing with microprocessor chip design and manufacturing — that would need to flow into place before Li - Fi becomes ubiquitous . So for now , Li - Fi remains an experiment with a bright future . [ XinhuaviaZDNET ]
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