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The next frontier for solid-state electronics, the Terahertz boundary, has come a little closer with DARPA announcing a receiver operating at 850 GHz. Currently, receiving and decoding THz signals requires a frequency down-conversion on the way, because nobody’s produced chips that can operate at such high frequencies. Down- …

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    IT Angle

    BUT CAN IT PLAY CRYSIS??? LOLOLOL

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  3. Stu 18

    hd nudey scanners?

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  4. John Smith 19 Gold badge
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    Go with valves instead?

    IIRC they are already in this territory.

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  5. Swarthy

    THz Radio Freqs

    IIRC, that is long- to mid- wave IR. I didn't think they were great for penetration.

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