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So it's made out of cheese AND is a wi-fi hot spot? David DeHetre / Creative Commons

Want faster internet connection? Go to the moon.

Stacey Vanek Smith May 29, 2014
So it's made out of cheese AND is a wi-fi hot spot? David DeHetre / Creative Commons

If you’re frustrated by a slow wi-fi connection you could consider moving…

…to the moon.

Scientists from NASA and MIT have developed a way to create a wi-fi hotspot on the moon and the speed is faster than an earth-connection. Scientists say the signal could be used to transfer large amounts of data or even stream hi-definition video….no buffering.

Maybe someday we can get that here on earth.

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