The research institute, under the direction of Professor John Bowers, will involve more than 50 faculty members from multiple disciplines across the campus.
See the press release for more information.
Listen to the KCLU feature on the institute.
You Just Used 3 Watts of Power.
We can get that down to 0.5 |
Not-So-Fun FactsMore energy from sunlight strikes the Earth in one hour than all the energy consumed on the planet in a year.  |
You may not realize it, but the Internet accounts for 5% of all the power we consume—in a couple of years, that figure will be 10%. Every byte that gets pumped through your computer is consuming power and heating up that notebook in your lap. Optical switching can lower the Internet’s power consumption significantly. Here we explain the problem and explore a solution to a major element of that problem… 
