Swiss researchers create optical switch based on a single atom

[HEXUS]

Silver atom is behind the world's smallest laser actuated switch.

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[Sunderas]

Good news!

[plexabit]

(Insert obligatory "But can it run Crysis" comment)

[xslavic]

(Insert obligatory "But can it run Crysis" comment)

This is designed for new electronic wrist watches,its similar to a quartz watch but very precise even at low voltages.

[rootminus1]

"This year we are expected to surpass a zettabyte of internet traffic (approx a billion terabytes)..."

Being an engineer I'm more au-fait with the SI exponents, but how many zeroes is that?

**edit**
It turns out 10²¹; many, many zeros