(AP)—Google Inc. says tech-savvy Austin will be the next city to receive the search giant's ultra-fast Internet service starting next year.

Technology - Telecom

Apr 09, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —A new-generation analog-to-digital converter (ADC) developed by a joint IBM-EPFL team has the potential to greatly increase the speed and volume of data that can be transferred over the Internet.

Technology - Semiconductors

Mar 27, 2013 5 / 5 (8) 1 |

Sandia National Laboratories has become a pioneer in large-scale passive optical networks, building the largest fiber optical local area network in the world. 

Technology - Telecom

Feb 28, 2013 3.2 / 5 (5) 0

(Phys.org)—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes that may simplify absolute measurements of laser power, especially ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Jan 25, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kansas, from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entrepreneurs are working on their ideas for the next high-tech startup, tapping Google ...

Technology - Business

Jan 13, 2013 4.4 / 5 (8) 6

(Phys.org)—At a time when communication networks are scrambling for ways to transmit more data over limited bandwidth, a type of twisted light wave is gaining new attention. Called an optical vortex or ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Jan 08, 2013 4.9 / 5 (11) 6 |

(Phys.org)—Light has become one of our most powerful servants, carrying information ranging from a chat room "LOL" to an entire digitized movie through hundreds of miles of fiber optics in seconds. But ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Dec 14, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 2 |

Squid's colorful, changeable skin enables the animal—and their close relatives, cuttlefish and octopus—to display extraordinary camouflage, the speed and diversity of which is unmatched in the animal ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

Kansas City, beware the story of Vilnius.

Technology - Telecom

Jun 01, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked together in ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

May 23, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Optical atomic clocks measure time with unprecedented accuracy. However, it is the ability to compare clocks with one another that makes them applicable for high-precision tests in fundamental ...

Physics - General Physics

Apr 27, 2012 not rated yet 3 |

Ohio will soon see a ten-fold boost to its broadband network speeds, which will benefit research and job-creating assets statewide. Governor John R. Kasich made the announcement at his State of the State address in Steubenville ...

Technology - Telecom

Feb 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Brazil on Tuesday proposed the creation of a fiber optic broadband connection network linking all South American countries to bring down the cost of Internet and cellular phone access.

Technology - Telecom

Nov 29, 2011 not rated yet 2

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and NTT Communications Corporation have conducted 100 and 40Gbps transmission tests in real field environments using existing installed optical fiber, and have demonstrated ...

Technology - Telecom

Nov 24, 2011 4 / 5 (5) 11

Cuba accused the United States on Monday of enabling illegal Internet connections in its territory and said several people were arrested in April for profiting from the wireless networks.

Technology - Telecom

Nov 14, 2011 not rated yet 1