https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Astronomers learn about the universe by pointing their telescopes to the sky. But what happens when a satellite comes between them and the cosmological objects they hope to study? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-astronomers-satellite-internet-sky.html Astronomy Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:54:33 EDT news642675269 Human body communication (HBC) that takes advantage of the mostly conductive features of body tissues can provide highly secure and power-efficient data transmission among wearable, implanted and ingested medical devices, KAUST researchers have shown. The findings open the way for the interconnection of long-lasting wireless devices as the foundation for the internet of bodies (IoB). https://phys.org/news/2021-11-network-body-devices-tissue-basis.html Biotechnology Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:00:13 EST news556452011 When it comes to electronics, bigger usually isn't better. This is especially true for a new generation of wearable communication systems that promise to connect people, machines and other objects in a wireless "internet of things." To make the devices small and comfortable enough to wear, scientists need to miniaturize their components. Now, researchers in ACS Nano have made the tiniest radio-frequency antennas reported yet, with thicknesses of about 1/100 of a human hair. https://phys.org/news/2019-11-tiny-antennas-wearable-electronics.html Nanomaterials Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:53:03 EST news493462360 Radio systems, such as mobile phones and wireless internet connections, have become an integral part of modern life. However, today's devices use twice as much of the radio spectrum as is necessary. New technology is being developed that could fundamentally change radio design and could increase data rates and network capacity, reduce power consumption, create cheaper devices and enable global roaming. https://phys.org/news/2015-05-technology-fundamentally-future-wireless.html Telecom Tue, 19 May 2015 09:19:34 EDT news351245963 Google's music-subscription service will try to anticipate its listeners' mood swings as it amplifies its competition with Pandora, Spotify and other popular services that play tunes over the Internet. https://phys.org/news/2014-10-google-streaming-music-mood.html Software Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:40:02 EDT news333112816 Imagine a world in which your wristwatch or other wearable device communicates directly with your online profiles, storing information about your daily activities where you can best access it – all without requiring batteries. Or, battery-free sensors embedded around your home could track minute-by-minute temperature changes and send that information to your thermostat to help conserve energy. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-no-power-wi-fi-fuel-internet-reality.html Telecom Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:54:10 EDT news326379229 A U.S. appeals court said Google wrongly collected people's personal correspondence and online activities through their Wi-Fi systems as it drove down their streets with car cameras shooting photos for its Street View mapping project. https://phys.org/news/2013-09-google-appeal-street-view-snooping.html Business Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:50:01 EDT news298045858 Tiny LED lights now being developed could deliver Wi-Fi-like internet communications, while simultaneously displaying information, and providing illumination for homes, offices and a whole host of other locations. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-multi-tasking-micro-lights-revolution.html Hi Tech & Innovation Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:44:29 EST news278318648 It used to be that Microsoft was the evil empire, and Apple the scrappy underdog. https://phys.org/news/2012-10-microsoft-apple-redux-empire.html Business Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:54:41 EDT news270564861 US regulators voted Friday to begin a process to reallocate some of the broadcast spectrum to meet surging demand from smartphones, tablets and other devices that use the wireless Internet. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-effort-ease-spectrum-crunch.html Telecom Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:54:56 EDT news268116890 (Phys.org)—The demand for faster, more mobile Internet access for smartphones, tablets and laptops does more than strain the available space we have in our pockets and bags. There's a finite amount of wireless spectrum available to those gadgets as well. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-whitespace-spectrum.html Telecom Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:30:01 EDT news266571485 Nokia said Tuesday it was launching a free music streaming service for US customers with its Lumia handsets, without ads, as the Finnish firm seeks to gain traction in the smartphone market. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-nokia-internet-radio.html Business Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:22:32 EDT news265983746 The Internet is letting a school sprout in the Amazon where teachers tend not to linger due to harsh living conditions and a scarcity of students. https://phys.org/news/2011-08-internet-distance-learning-amazon.html Internet Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:41:13 EDT news233034028 Google Inc. unveiled its long-planned music service Tuesday, but it will likely need deals with the recording industry to reach its full potential. https://phys.org/news/2011-05-google-cloud-based-music.html Internet Tue, 10 May 2011 14:22:11 EDT news224256100 Hulu soared to popularity by offering free online viewing of popular TV shows. Now that free ride may soon end. https://phys.org/news/2010-01-hulu-free-fee.html Internet Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:49:08 EST news183631697 (PhysOrg.com) -- Airenergy is a gadget that can harvest free electricity from WiFi signals such as those from a wireless Internet connection, apparently with enough efficiency to make it practical for recharging devices such as mobile phones. https://phys.org/news/2010-01-rca-airenergy-charger-wifi-energy.html Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:57:58 EST news182595455 (AP) -- The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home. https://phys.org/news/2010-01-magicjack-cell-fees.html Telecom Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:59:11 EST news182167131 (AP) -- Personalized Internet radio stations got a boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service was not interactive enough to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing fees. https://phys.org/news/2009-08-online-radio-fees.html Internet Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:30:01 EDT news170137409 Product: The Livio Radio, an Internet radio stereo featuring Pandora radio. https://phys.org/news/2009-08-tech-livio-radio.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:10:02 EDT news169405596 (PhysOrg.com) -- MIT engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals. https://phys.org/news/2009-06-radio-chip-mimics-human-ear.html Engineering Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:01:26 EDT news163242050 I've been using a thumb-size gadget that is a riveting example of how the Internet has turned our vast planet into a small village. https://phys.org/news/2009-01-world-shoestring-youre-game.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:41:55 EST news152473252