An Israeli committee has chosen a consortium led by Swedish company ViaEuropa to build a nationwide high-speed broadband network.

Technology - Telecom

Jun 17, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —When a scout honeybee returns to the hive, she performs a "waggle dance," looping and shaking her rear end in particular patterns to direct her comrades toward the jackpot of nectar and pollen ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Jun 10, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0 |

As part of the Dutch STW SeaSTAR project researchers at the University of Twente have conducted tests using underwater communication and location finding at the Rutbeek water recreation park near Enschede. ...

Technology - Engineering

Jun 05, 2013 not rated yet 0

Environment is not the only factor in shaping regulatory patterns—and it might not even be the primary factor, according to a new Rice University study that looks at how cells' protein networks relate to ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 21, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —We're told it's the wave of the future. Design, make, enjoy. Beyond home-based 3-D printers, there will be new machines and display screens and apps that will invite you to have day to day products ...

Electronics - Robotics

May 15, 2013 3.5 / 5 (4) 1 |

Female cowbirds incapable of recognizing high-quality male songs can alter the behavior of flock-mates of either sex and disrupt overall social structure, according to research published May 1 in the open ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 01, 2013 not rated yet 0

The increasing interdependencies between the world's technological, socio-economic, and environmental systems have the potential to create global catastrophic risks. We may have to redesign global networks, concludes Professor ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

May 01, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 5 |

With more than a billion active accounts worldwide, it can be easy to forget that some people don't use Facebook. In fact, "non-use" of the social networking site is fairly common – one-third of Facebook ...

Technology - Internet

May 01, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

Online crowds can be an important tool for teaching the ins and outs of innovation, educators at Carnegie Mellon University and Northwestern University say, even when the quality of the feedback provided by online sources ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 29, 2013 not rated yet 1

Agricultural Research Service researchers in Bushland, Texas, are helping farmers make the most of their water supplies in a region where they depend on the Ogallala Aquifer, a massive underground reservoir ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 29, 2013 not rated yet 0

The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything ...

Technology - Internet

Apr 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —You are walking down the street with a friend. A shot is fired. The two of you duck behind the nearest cover and you pull out your smartphone. A map of the neighborhood pops up on its screen ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 25, 2013 3 / 5 (4) 0 |

If everyone in the crowd at a sports event or concert or even the players had wireless heart monitors fitted, commentators and those behind the sound desk could get a real measure of the sense of the collective excitement ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Apr 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

In the next five minutes, roughly a half-million photos will be shared online. Embarrassing or not, many are only intended for a certain audience—family, or friends maybe—not the whole world. And yet, relatively few will ...

Technology - Software

Apr 05, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Heavy rain has one again resulted in widespread flooding across the country. With climate change likely to cause further severe weather events in the coming years, methods of quickly predicting ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 25, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0