A new Internet speed record has been set by scientists. Using the Internet2 network, scientists were able to send data from Sunnyvale, California in the U.S. to Amsterdam, Holland at a speed of 923 megabits per second. The Internet2 network is a network operated by a consortium of 200 universities which are exploring the next generation of the Internet. 6.7 gigabytes of data, the equivalent of two DVDs ("four hours of DVD-quality movies") was sent in less then a minute over a distance of 6,800 miles.

The experiment was performed in an effort to speed up the transfer of data that is associated with the study of particle physics. The data transferred during the experiment originated at The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). The center was home to the first U.S. website. It is operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Read more on this topic at CNN, BBC Online, and the SLAC website.

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