Researchers claim dye key to faster Internet

The CBC is reporting that a team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science, Washington State University, and the University of Leuven in Belgium have devised a synthesized organic dye molecule that could potentially be used to make the Internet considerably speedier, not to mention more fashionable (on a molecular level, at least) than it is in its current undyed state. Supposedly, the molecule reacts more strongly to light than any others tested -- some fifty percent better, specifically, which could apparently translate to a direct increase in data transmission rates if applied to optical fibers or computer circuits. Of course, this is all strictly confined to the lab for the time being, with no indication given as to when we might actually see the dye coating the sides of the Internet's tubes.

[Via The Inquirer]

[Rich @ Jan 6th 2007 1:57AM]

Shouldn't that be internets' ? :p

[nivz @ Jan 6th 2007 2:37AM]

OMG dude.. get a fucking life.. even if it was "Internets'" instead of "Internet's" who gives a fuck? Comment's are there to discuss something about the article, not to fucking jump up and down if an author makes a typo.. when will you dumb pricks ever learn?

[Pete @ Jan 6th 2007 2:41AM]

Actually, no, "Internet's" is correct. "internets'" is wrong, because it refers to more than one internet. (Also, "Internet" is a proper noun, and should be capitalized.)

If you're going to be a grammar Nazi, do it properly.

[idunno @ Jan 6th 2007 2:46AM]

It was a reference to the Daily Show, not a grammar correction hence the :P

[Joshua @ Jan 6th 2007 2:51AM]

I for one, welcome our grammatically incorrect Nazi overlords.

Internets' is appropriate, as the "internets" being referred to (as a logical corollary to "tubes") should be in the plural genitive usage.

So stop being a bunch of pansies.

Way to ruin a pun, Mr. Grammar-Nazi.

[abelIAN @ Jan 6th 2007 2:51AM]

Wow, some of you need to make a New Year's resolution to grow a sense of humor.

[Mr. Picklesworth @ Jan 6th 2007 2:54AM]

Oh my...
Looks like we have some grammar nazi joke nazis over here! Phone the correction squad, quickly!

[Crampedson @ Jan 6th 2007 3:05AM]

No, there is only one "Internet", singular noun.

[Rich @ Jan 6th 2007 3:13AM]

LOl. It's ok I was just refering to this:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushism-internets.htm
And of course the tubes...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes
Very good pun. :) Not being a Mr. Grammar-Nazi. Just going a bit over the top.

[Tyler @ Jan 6th 2007 4:20AM]

Please everyone.. get a life and enjoy the damn articles.

[Matt @ Jan 6th 2007 4:45AM]

Groooooovy.

[Roy @ Jan 6th 2007 6:22AM]

haha, it's like a vein.

[Nathan @ Jan 7th 2007 7:27PM]

Now that the grammar battle is over do any of you Grammar Nazis have specific knowledge in rocketry? I am looking to develop a space program.