Undersea fibre optic cables carry data across continents at up to 1 Gigabit per second, which is around 100 times faster than the older copper cables. In the Pacific, surveillance video of a shark biting these cables has led Google, and it's partner companies, to reinforce the cable with Kevlar-like coatings to prevent damage from shark bites.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Undersea Fibre Optic Cables Attracting Sharks
Undersea fibre optic cables carry data across continents at up to 1 Gigabit per second, which is around 100 times faster than the older copper cables. In the Pacific, surveillance video of a shark biting these cables has led Google, and it's partner companies, to reinforce the cable with Kevlar-like coatings to prevent damage from shark bites.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Whale Sharks: Juvenile Aggregations in the Red Sea
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| In 2000, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed the whale shark as "vulnerable." Credit: Thinkstock.com |
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