Once a connection is made, there's a steady 15Mbps beam available between the users -- that's more than enough for videochats, media streaming and multiplayer gaming.

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The laser beam in the scanner shoots a steady stream of photons, all of the same frequency, at the plastic.

ECONOMIST: Recycling