Deadly Computer Blog

So, when we ever get to Mars, there comes a big question, how will be be able to track the latest sports scores, or track our portfolio? Current data transfer rates are extremely slow compared to the connections most people have in their homes.

Researchers at MIT have made the possibility of high-speed optical communications in space a more realistic one by near-trebling the efficiency of a nanotech-based photon detector, New Scientist reports.

Interesting, hopefully they will get it working better by the time we make it to Mars, in i say 15 years tops.