Captured at three to seven frames per second with about 100 images per pass, photos like these are designed to transmit details of natural disasters and environmental mishaps to developing nations.

ENGADGET

Craftspeople pass on their skills to apprentices, and players transmit their skills by word of mouth and demonstration to young people within their community.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

But some researchers would ultimately like to skip this baton pass and use photons to manipulate and store data, rather than just transmit it.

BBC: Fibre optics