Imagine getting fiber-optic internet speeds without anyone digging up the street, installing cables, or arguing with city officials about permits. That’s the pitch behind Taara, a project spun out of Google’s moonshot factory that beams data through the air using infrared lasers. Its new shoebox-size device, the Taara Beam, uses a fingernail-size photonics chip to steer light across kilometers with insane precision—kind of like a hyper-accurate laser pointer for the internet. If it catches on, your future Wi-Fi might arrive via invisible beams zipping across city rooftops.
Taara Brings Fiber-Optic Speeds to Open-Air Laser Links?
