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To: Dan B. who wrote (5437)	10/4/1999 5:38:00 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Has future: 3D visualization after 2D Have you noticed that any new technology just providing better quality/convenience/speed of what we already have? Music reproduction: CD after vinyl. Printing: Laser printers after dot matrix. Aviation: Jet engines after piston engines Telephony: Mobile after wired phone booths Car engines: direct fuel injection after carburetor Video: Video tape cameras after super eight Photography: digital cameras after film-cameras The problem: This display technologies require a lot of raw processing power at the customer's home. If for entertainment.

To: Dan B. who wrote (5437)	10/4/1999 7:08:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Re: Solitons Dan, thanks for that eye opener. Earlier in the decade the NY Times ran a story on some soliton work coming out of the former USSR. Bell Labs at the time saw a way to leverage some outstanding talent on the cheap by recruiting a number of prominent physicists who were looking for work at the time, in this area. I recall wondering what the outcome might be if someone perfected a way to harness this technology either in its native state or its acoustic analog for use over regular utility power lines or existing loop distribution plant. Still wondering. Maybe someone from the scientific community might want to chime in here. Thanks for bringing this topic to the thread. Regards, Frank Coluccio

To: Dan B. who wrote (5437)	10/4/1999 2:18:00 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi Dan, Thanks for the compliment. At least you got the "old" part right. <gg> Solitons, hmmmm.... Here's what some have to say about solitons: A soliton is a special form of light pulse that can be transmitted over a fiber optic channel. Potentially, a soliton retains its shape or wavelength over a longer distance than ordinary light pulses, permitting a higher rate of information bits to be transmitted. A source: Trudy E. Bell, John A. Adam, and Sue J. Lowe, "Communications," IEEE Spectrum, January 1996. Also: soliton Any isolated wave that propagates without dispersion of energy. Specifically to photonics, an ultrashort pulse of laser light that propagates through a waveguide without characteristic chromatic dispersion. Source: laurin.com So.... so far the research indicates that the practical application of solitons in telecomms is in the realm of FO. But, if I understand you correctly, what NVXE is claiming is that they are using magnetic solitons? I searched their site and could not come up with much detail on technology. Do you have a citation or URL that addresses their techniques in more detail? Seems like this stuff ought to be patentable, yet I see nothing in that regard. Any pointers there? Just Wondering, Ray