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 In an effort to enhance the educational outreach of Starlink constellation, an interactive global map of SpaceX Starlink internet satellites provides live coverage of every satellite in orbit around the Earth. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-real-starlink-satellites-orbiting-earth.html Space Exploration Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:45:04 EDT news630773102 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 ESA's largest antenna test facility remains operational despite the COVID-19 pandemic, performing pre-flight testing for the latest satellite in a constellation to serve the internet of things. https://phys.org/news/2020-05-nanosatellite-global-mission-space.html Space Exploration Thu, 28 May 2020 10:25:22 EDT news509880320 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 Television remains the biggest source of news for Americans, with print losing further ground to digital services, a survey showed Monday. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-television-ground-news.html Internet Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:00:03 EST news463063620 Spotify picked up more fans on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors gave the unprofitable company a warm welcome in its stock market debut. https://phys.org/news/2018-04-spotify-fans-stock-debut-surge.html Business Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:34:31 EDT news441992060 Bali's annual Day of Silence is so sacred that even reaching for a smartphone to send a tweet or upload a selfie to social media could cause offense. This year it will be nearly impossible to do that anyway. https://phys.org/news/2018-03-bali-shush-social-media-day.html Other Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:14:39 EDT news440151270 Pandora is raising cash to help it take on Spotify and other streaming music services. https://phys.org/news/2017-06-sirius-xm-stake-music-streaming.html Business Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:27:11 EDT news416233625 On the 25th anniversary of the universal barcode in 1999, the barcode community gathered around Sanjay Sarma and his colleagues and said, "Let's do this." https://phys.org/news/2017-05-rfid-internet.html Security Wed, 31 May 2017 07:30:01 EDT news415434149 Pandora, which dominates internet radio but has seen its model eclipsed by music streaming companies such as Spotify, said Monday it was open to buyers after securing a fresh $150 million. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-pandora-explores-sale-million.html Internet Tue, 09 May 2017 02:57:15 EDT news413517429 More than half of the jobs at US newspapers have disappeared since 2001, with a large portion of the losses offset by employment gains at internet firms, government figures showed Monday. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-newspapers-jobs.html Business Tue, 04 Apr 2017 03:40:01 EDT news410495136 Pandora said it has revamped its $5 a month Internet radio service, giving listeners the ability to skip and replay more songs. https://phys.org/news/2016-09-pandora-revamps-month-radio.html Business Thu, 15 Sep 2016 09:34:58 EDT news393150890 Shares of Pandora jumped Thursday on unconfirmed reports that the leading Internet radio service might be for sale. https://phys.org/news/2016-02-pandora-sale.html Business Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:00:06 EST news374439600 Internet radio leader Pandora was ordered Wednesday to pay 21 percent more in royalties to record labels, a modest increase that the company hoped would allow growth. https://phys.org/news/2015-12-pandora-modest-royalty-hike.html Business Thu, 17 Dec 2015 03:34:16 EST news369545649 TuneIn, the app that gives users free access to thousands of live radio stations around the world, is launching an $8-a-month premium subscription service that throws in ad-free listening, audiobooks and live play-by-play coverage of Major League Baseball and soccer from the Premier League and the Bundesliga. https://phys.org/news/2015-08-tunein-radio-app-tier-mlb.html Internet Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:10:58 EDT news359719845 Apple says more than 11 million people have signed up for a trial of its music streaming service since it launched on June 30. https://phys.org/news/2015-08-apple-music-million-members.html Internet Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:14:37 EDT news358078471 MixRadio, the streaming service originally launched by Nokia, on Tuesday expanded availability to major smartphone platforms as the market for on-demand music keeps growing. https://phys.org/news/2015-05-mixradio-streaming.html Internet Wed, 20 May 2015 04:10:01 EDT news351310361 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 Music-streaming service Rdio on Thursday ramped its offerings with a subscription that allows people to keep a selection of songs for off-line listening. https://phys.org/news/2015-05-rdio-month-hybrid-streaming-tier.html Internet Thu, 14 May 2015 13:22:53 EDT news350828565 Since Apple shook up the music world with iTunes a little more than a decade ago, online music has exploded and become the central way many people enjoy and discover music. Internet services such as Pandora and Spotify have millions of users. Now, several high-profile musicians are behind what's being billed as the first artist-owned music-streaming service. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-music-streaming-tidal-spotify-pandora.html Internet Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:11:10 EDT news347047861 Streaming has topped CD sales in revenue for the first time in the United States as music listeners flock to on-demand services and Internet radio, industry figures showed. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-streaming-revenue-edges-cds.html Internet Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:22:21 EDT news345997334 The YouTube Music Awards are undergoing an overhaul for their second edition next year, scrapping a star-studded gala and instead looking at videos' online buzz. https://phys.org/news/2014-11-youtube-online-music-awards.html Internet Thu, 20 Nov 2014 17:23:25 EST news335726598 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 Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman says online streaming service iHeart Radio makes "hundreds of millions" of dollars in annual revenue. https://phys.org/news/2014-06-ceo-iheart-radio-revenue-hundreds.html Business Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:00:01 EDT news322231693 An ESA-supported project is showing how satcoms can help farmers, voters and educators in rural Africa. https://phys.org/news/2014-06-satellites-rural-africa.html Telecom Tue, 03 Jun 2014 08:10:01 EDT news321001079 Tired of flipping through the radio dial? Internet radio service TuneIn is offering a way to see which songs have just started on 100,000 radio stations around the world, allowing you to listen in soon after the tune starts. https://phys.org/news/2014-05-tunein-songs.html Internet Wed, 07 May 2014 03:49:58 EDT news318653389 A US judge handed Internet radio company Pandora Media a partial victory in a royalties dispute with music publishers and songwriters in a decision released Wednesday. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-pandora-partial-victory-royalties.html Business Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:11:56 EDT news314457107 (Phys.org) —The latest tool for checking space weather is an internet radio station fed by data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. https://phys.org/news/2014-01-musical-space-weather-nasa-lro-mission.html Space Exploration Fri, 10 Jan 2014 08:40:01 EST news308561851