Laura Mears

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.

Latest articles by Laura Mears

IP address

TCP/IP: What are the rules of the internet?

By Laura Mears published

Reference How do computers talk to each other?

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Latency

Latency: Definition, measurement and testing

By Laura Mears published

Reference 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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An illustration of the World Wide Web

World Wide Web: Definition, history and facts

By Laura Mears, Scott Dutfield published

Reference The World Wide Web was created by British scientist Tim Berners-Lee in the 1990s.

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Starlink

Starlink: SpaceX's satellite internet system

By Laura Mears published

Reference 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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Internet

The internet: History, evolution and how it works

By Laura Mears published

Reference The average adult spends around two full days a week on the Internet, but how does this vast network work?

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stalagmites and stalactites

How are stalactites and stalagmites formed?

By Laura Mears published

Reference These ancient cave decorations take thousands of years to appear, building up drip by painstaking drip

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