Tiny 'light hurricanes' transport data

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Storm in a laser beam: Physicists create 'light hurricanes' that could transport huge amounts of data

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Researchers at Aalto University's Department of Applied Physics found a new way to create tiny hurricanes of light -- known to scientists as vortices -- that can carry information.

The discovery represents a fundamental step forward in physics and carries the potential for entirely new ways of transmitting information.

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