Its applications range from contact lenses and medical devices to elastomers; it is also present in shampoos (as dimethicone makes hair shiny and slippery), food (antifoaming agent), caulking, lubricants, kinetic sand, and heat-resistant tiles.
An acronym for L ong T erm E volution, LTE is a 4G wireless communications standard developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) that's designed to provide up to 10x the speeds of 3G networks for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks, notebooks and wireless hotspots.
IMT-Advanced LTE is still in test with no firm deployment date, but when it does arrive it could compete with Verizon Fios. For any given household, there is no way of predicting if Verizon Wirelessâs LTE could replace wired internet.