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"These cable designs complement our ribbon cable offering and provide our customers with a more complete choice for their pre-terminated, field terminated or fusion spliced installation," said Brian Keane, vice president of Opticonx. Three new cable versions on offer include optical fiber non-conductive plenum (OFNP) indoor cables, optical fiber conductive plenum (OFCP) indoor armored cables, and optical fiber non-conductive riser (OFNR) indoor/outdoor cables from 2-72 fibers. All are available with OS2 single-mode and OM1 - OM4 fibers and can be customized for hybrid single-mode/ multi-mode combinations. Corning Incorporated’s optical cables have been Thunderbolt certified by Intel Corporation. Thunderbolt™ Optical cables by Corning are said to be the first all-optical fiber cables for the Thunderbolt community. Compatible with both Intel’s Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 computer and peripheral connectivity protocols, the optical Thunderbolt cables have undergone a rigorous certification process. They will be made available in varying lengths, starting at 10m. Thunderbolt Optical cables by Corning are designed specifically for Thunderbolt technology and allow users to easily manage the demands of high-bandwidth applications. The Thunderbolt cables go optic

electrically isolated, noise-reducing cables are up to 50 percent smaller in diameter and 80 percent lighter than comparable copper Thunderbolt cables. “Based on Intel’s Thunderbolt protocol, Corning is providing a fast, innovative cabling solution designed for data-intensive connectivity,” said Bernhard Deutsch, vice president, product line management, optical connectivity solutions, Corning Telecommunications. “[They] empower users to quickly access and move data between devices at distances copper cables cannot.” “Thunderbolt transforms the way users connect devices to their PCs, dramatically increasing data transfer rates,” said Jason Ziller, director, Thunderbolt marketing, Intel Corporation. “Corning’s new optical fiber cables should help accelerate Thunderbolt adoption by enabling faster mediacapture, editing, and backup at distances beyond ten meters.”

New epoch for superconductors?

Epoch Wires Inc, a company specializing in superconducting wires, has announced the completion of experiments to produce an infinitely long magnesium diboride wire with excellent physical properties. The new wire is said to be producible at the lowest market price and with high production capacity to

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