For example, the task force recommends the creation of a new group to study the use of acoustic switches, devices that can shut off the well via remote control in a disaster.

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Use the servers you like, with the switches you and the storage you like.

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Fiber optic cable is not vulnerable to EMP, but the switches and controls that use microelectronics in conjunction with the fiber optic cable need to be protected.

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Fiber optic cable is not vulnerable to EMP, but the switches and controls that use microelectronics in conjunction with the fiber optic cable are, and should be protected.

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But it may model its use of the technology on its smaller competitor VeriSign, which switches between traditional content delivery and cheaper peer-to-peer method, depending on how much a customer is willing to spend.

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Traditional inverters gather power from all or most of the panels in an installation and use transformers, capacitors and switches to change it from direct current to alternating current.

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All-optical switches use micromirrors, which were originally developed to bounce laser beams around the surface of a silicon chip.

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