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First Afghan fibre optic cable connects to Tajikistan

Part of Afghanistan's first international fibre optic cable has opened in a project that will make the country millions of dollars and boost regional connectivity, a cabinet minister said Thursday.

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'Faster-than-light' particles fade after cross-check

Neutrinos do not go faster than light, according to fresh measurements of a test last year that had suggested the particles broke the Universe's speed limit, CERN said on Friday.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (31) | comments 50

Researchers send 'wireless' message using neutrinos

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of scientists led by researchers from the University of Rochester and North Carolina State University have for the first time sent a message using a beam of neutrinos – nearly ...

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created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (47) | comments 38 | with audio podcast

A cheap and fully optical solution for ultra-fast internet

Blisteringly fast Internet speeds, more robust connections and a big increase in network capacity at little extra cost, even in rural areas? It's the sort of fantasy that keeps telecommunication company executives and bandwidth-hungry ...

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created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Hitches emerge as culprit in 'faster-than-light' particle (Update)

Scientists who last year found particles that appeared to break the Universe's speed limit are looking at two technical issues that could have skewed the controversial finding, CERN said Thursday.

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created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 20

Faster than light neutrinos? More like faulty wiring

You can shelf your designs for a warp drive engine (for now) and put the DeLorean back in the garage; it turns out neutrinos may not have broken any cosmic speed limits after all.

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'Faster-than-light' particles spark science drama

Oh Albert. Did you get it wrong? In 2011, physics was shaken by an experiment which said the Universe's speed limit, enshrined by Einstein in his 1905 theory of special relativity, could be broken.

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (31) | comments 82

Mass electrocution kills 140 flamingos in India

Nearly 140 greater flamingos were killed in a wildlife sanctuary in western India when they were startled and flew into a string of high tension power lines, a forest official said Friday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Power lines a major risk for migratory birds

When flamingos, storks, pelicans and other migratory birds undertake their long seasonal flights, they risk their lives winging their way through the endless power grids that cover the world.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 26, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Three DOE labs now connected with ultra-high speed network

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now supporting scientific research at unprecedented bandwidth speeds – at least ten times faster than commercial Internet providers – with a new network that connects thousands ...

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created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Coming soon to a server near you: fewer internet delays

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UA-led Center for Integrated Access Networks, the largest optical research center in the U.S., are developing methods to improve transmission speed, efficiency and reliability ...

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