
Laura Mears
Laura Mears is a biologist who left the confines of the lab for the rigours of an office desk as a keen science writer and a full-time software engineer. Laura has previously written for the magazines How It Works and T3. Laura's main interests include science, technology and video games.

Reference How do computers talk to each other?
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Latency: Definition, measurement and testingReference The internet makes it easy for users to send and receive data almost instantly. But how can latency be reduced for faster communication?
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World Wide Web: Definition, history and factsReference The World Wide Web was created by British scientist Tim Berners-Lee in the 1990s.
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Starlink: SpaceX's satellite internet systemReference SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced the Starlink satellite internet concept in January 2015. The fist of these satellites were launched in 2019.
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The internet: History, evolution and how it worksReference The average adult spends around two full days a week on the Internet, but how does this vast network work?
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How are stalactites and stalagmites formed?Reference These ancient cave decorations take thousands of years to appear, building up drip by painstaking drip
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