Perfect communication with imperfect chips
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 03:00
in Physics & Chemistry
One of the triumphs of the information age is the idea of error-correcting codes, which ensure that data carried by electromagnetic signals traveling through the air, or through cables or optical fibers can be reconstructed flawlessly at the receiving end, even when theyve been corrupted by electrical interference or other sources of what engineers call noise.