25/05/2006

Panasonic Develops VCSEL Laser with Surface Plasmon Mirrors

Panasonic today announced the development of a novel VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) utilizing an epoch-making physical phenomenon called as surface plasmon resonance. This is the world first demonstration ...

NSA datamining pushes tech envelope

Amid the political firestorm surrounding the National Security Agency's use of wiretapping for domestic phone calls, inquiries as to technology as well as legality have become prevalent.

Vonage IPO points to VoIP weaknesses

So much for thinking telecoms might be going back to the heydays of 1999. After much fanfare, Internet telephone provider Vonage launched its initial public offering Wednesday, only to fall flat on its face. What's more, ...

Text messaging partners mobile and TV

With more than 64.5 million text messages throughout Fox's fifth season of "American Idol," LogicaCMG gave United Press International a behind-the-scenes look at how text messaging is uniting the mobile and television industries.

IEEE-USA President urges action on adoption of 'new internet'

Just as "visionaries" of the Age of Enlightenment in 18th century Europe pursued progress through rationality, the developers of the 21st Century's "New Internet" will "benefit the public good by balancing the needs of users ...

Similarities in Sun’s Effects on Earth and Mars

“Despite differences in the chemical compositions and densities of Earth’s and Mars’ atmospheres, we now have a definitive example showing that both planets’ atmospheres react similarly to varying levels of solar ...

Nuke plant must clean up radioactive water

Officials at Illinois' Braidwood nuclear plant have reportedly been ordered to begin cleaning up groundwater contaminated with radioactive tritium.

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