News tagged with frequency
Five Dutch operators buy into 2.6 GHz band
Five mobile operators now own portions of the Netherlands' new 2.6 Gigahertz frequency band, which allows for super-fast broadband, the Dutch telecommunications agency announced Monday.
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Magnetic vortex memory shows memory potential of nanodots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using magnetic nanodots in the vortex state, researchers have designed a new kind of non-volatile memory that could offer increased speed and density for next-generation non-volatile random ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Safer swiping while voting and globetrotting
Since 2007, every new U.S. passport has been outfitted with a computer chip. Embedded in the back cover of the passport, the "e-passport" contains biometric data, electronic fingerprints and pictures of the ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Israel bans imports of Apple iPad
(AP) -- Israel has banned imports of Apple Inc.'s hottest new product, the iPad, citing concerns the powerful gadget consumes too much capacity on wireless networks and could disrupt other devices.
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Weighing the cell: Measuring, for the first time, how single cells accumulate mass (w/ Video)
Using a sensor that weighs cells with unprecedented precision, MIT and Harvard researchers have measured the rate at which single cells accumulate mass -- a feat that could shed light on how cells control their growth and ...
Apr 11, 2010 |
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Combing a qubit: Optical frequency combs could tame quantum bits
Physicists at the University of Maryland have found a way to turn a precision measurement device into a versatile tool for manipulating quantum bits (qubits). The researchers adapted a device known as an optical ...
Apr 05, 2010 |
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ZigBee would allow remote use of home electronics
You probably have a mobile phone with a Bluetooth radio in it, and you may have a Wi-Fi network as well. Soon, you could be using a third wireless networking technology in your house.
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Tiny gold probes give scientists a sense of how disease develops
Tiny chemical sensors implanted into patients could help diagnose disease and track its progress, following a development by scientists.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 28, 2010 |
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Nano-based RFID tags could replace bar codes
Long lines at store checkouts could be history if a new technology created in part at Rice University comes to pass.
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Molding the Future of Plastic Electronic Production
(PhysOrg.com) -- E-readers that can be bent and folded, "smart" bandages that signal when they need changing based on oxygen levels, and biodegradable radio frequency identification tags that help companies ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Fiber-wireless (Fi-Wi) to provide ultra-high-speed, short-range communication
(PhysOrg.com) -- By looking at the latest electronic communication devices that have emerged over the past few years, it's clear that the trend of smaller, portable devices is strong and expected to continue. ...
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Exotic flowers help bees stay busy in winter
Recent years have seen an unusual rise in the number of bees about in the cold winter months, and scientists are now beginning to find out why.
Mar 05, 2010 |
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'Microrings' could nix wires for communications in homes, offices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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New device for ultrafast optical communications
A new device invented by engineers at UC Davis could make it much faster to convert pulses of light into electronic signals and back again. The technology could be applied to ultrafast, high-capacity communications, ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Long-distance quantum communication gets closer as physicists increase light storage efficiency by an order of magnitude
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new demonstration of reversible light storage, physicists have achieved storage efficiencies of more than a magnitude greater than those offered by previous techniques. The new method could be useful ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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