How internet routers work, and why you should keep them secure
Most of us would be bereft without Wi-Fi but give a little thought to the technology that beams us the internet.
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News tagged with wi fi
Analysis of Wi-Fi data generates 3-D images of the vicinity
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a holographic imaging process that depicts the radiation of a Wi-Fi transmitter to generate three-dimensional images of the surrounding environment. Industrial ...
Optics & Photonics
May 4, 2017
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Innovative software converts Wi-Fi data into energy savings
For the first time in Canada, a University of British Columbia engineer has found a way to use Wi-Fi to determine the number of building occupants and adjust ventilation accordingly – saving energy without sacrificing air ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 31, 2017
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Faster cellular signals could mean slower Wi-Fi
You may soon see faster connections on your cellular service. But your Wi-Fi connection may pay the price.
Telecom
Mar 22, 2017
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Wi-fi on rays of light—100 times faster, and never overloaded
Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it's only growing, and congesting the wi-fi network. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology ...
Telecom
Mar 17, 2017
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Deep underground, smartphones can save miners' lives
American mining production increased earlier this decade, as industry sought to reduce its reliance on other countries for key minerals such as coal for energy and rare-earth metals for use in consumer electronics. But mining ...
Engineering
Oct 27, 2016
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Review: For home security, Samsung SmartCam PT has just the right angle
Everyone wants security cameras around their house.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 26, 2016
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EU court backs Wi-Fi providers in German copyright case
The European Union's highest court has ruled that the manager of a business offering free Wi-Fi to customers can't be held liable for copyright infringements by users.
Internet
Sep 15, 2016
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Simulation highlights potential for low-cost security imaging device
Researchers from North Carolina State University have used computer models to demonstrate the viability of a low-cost security imaging device that makes use of inexpensive radio components. Functional prototypes are under ...
Engineering
Sep 9, 2016
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Interscatter enables first implanted devices, contact lenses, credit cards to 'talk' WiFi
We might be one step closer to the vision of Internet-connected wireless implanted devices.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2016
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