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Wi-Fi Alliance announces Passpoint program to start in June

(Phys.org) -- The Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group bent on making Wi-Fi access more available more easily, has announced that it will begin certifying devices and hot-spot providers (using the Hotspot 2 definition) starting next month ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Scientists Develop First Chip-Scale Thermoelectric Cooler

(PhysOrg.com) -- As computer chips become more powerful, they also become hotter. Nearly all the power that flows into a chip comes out of it as waste heat, and that heat hurts the performance of the chip. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 7 weblog

Geologic map of Jupiter's moon Io details an otherworldly volcanic surface

More than 400 years after Galileo's discovery of Io, the innermost of Jupiter's largest moons, a team of scientists led by Arizona State University (ASU) has produced the first complete global geologic map ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Hawaiian hot spot has deep roots

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hawaii may be paradise for vacationers, but for geologists it has long been a puzzle. Plate tectonic theory readily explains the existence of volcanoes at boundaries where plates split apart ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Microsoft Incorporates Virtual WiFi Technology into Windows 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual WiFi will enable Windows 7 and future operating systems to see a single WLAN adapter as multiple WLAN adapters by the operating system. This feature is available in Windows 7 RC1, ...

Technology / Software

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (11) | comments 4 weblog

HTC Thunderbolt smartphone underwhelms

The key feature of HTC's new Thunderbolt smartphone is its ability to tap into Verizon's speedy next generation data network. Unfortunately, there's little else to distinguish or recommend about the device.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 01, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Houston grandmother is nation's first 'Super Wi-Fi' user

When the Federal Communications Commission worked out the rules last fall to convert unused TV channels for a new long-range, wall-piercing version of Wi-Fi, Houston resident Leticia Aguirre had no way of ...

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Novel geothermal technology packs a one-two punch against climate change

Two University of Minnesota Department of Earth Sciences researchers have developed an innovative approach to tapping heat beneath the Earth's surface. The method is expected to not only produce renewable electricity far ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Hundreds of new species found in Philippines

Lobsters without shells and a small shark that bulks up with water to scare off predators are among hundreds of potential new species found in the Philippines, according to a US-led biodiversity survey.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Review: Eye-Fi card makes cameras talk to phones

If you're old enough, you probably used to marvel that digital cameras could show a picture right after it was shot, eliminating the need for a trip to the photo store. Now, they look nearly as dated as fax ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Boy or girl? Understanding how red-tailed hawks migrate

(PhysOrg.com) -- As any resident of upstate New York will tell you, the red-tailed hawk is the most common hawk in North America. Often seen perched on light and telephone poles along major highways, this ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

AT&T expands Wi-Fi zones in public spaces

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. is expanding Wi-Fi access for its subscribers in New York and introducing it in San Francisco, adding data capacity in two cities with heavy wireless network use from the iPhone and other devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Contamination of La Selva geothermal system in Girona, Spain

Monitoring the construction of wells, avoid over-exploiting cold groundwater close to hot groundwater, and controlling mineral water extraction. These are the recommendations from the Polytechnic University ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess

(AP) -- The e-book reading device is the gadget gift of the season. Both Sony and Barnes & Noble have sold out of their new models, and new buyers will have to wait until January for delivery. So why are ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (20) | comments 4

Small-scale soil studies provide big benefits

When it comes to studying microbial communities in soil, the smaller the sample, the better. Only by approaching the scale at which microbes interact and function, the micron scale, can scientists understand ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0