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A new cyber revolution is coming from CERN, the partical physics center in Switzerland, Europe, where an impressive particle accelerator will start probing the origin of the universe this summer. To save every detail, CERN will have to move an annual amount of data equivalent of 56 million CD's - 10,000 times as fast as modern broadband. This technology, experts believe, will revolutionize societies. Besides CERN, many other sciences and technologies will benefit, like molecular biology, medical and social research, environmental work, even astronomy.
The amount of data created every year is so large, that there are concerns, that the transmission and storage capacity might soon not be sufficient anymore.
A new cyber revolution is coming from CERN, the partical physics center in Switzerland, Europe, where an impressive particle accelerator will start probing the origin of the universe this summer. To save every detail, CERN will have to move an annual amount of data equivalent of 56 million CD's - 10,000 times as fast as modern broadband. This technology, experts believe, will revolutionize societies. Besides CERN, many other sciences and technologies will benefit, like molecular biology, medical and social research, environmental work, even astronomy.
