(Phys.org)—The demand for faster, more mobile Internet access for smartphones, tablets and laptops does more than strain the available space we have in our pockets and bags. There's a finite amount of wireless spectrum ...
Telecom
Sep 11, 2012
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They often arrive in bad shape—hit by cars, zapped by high-voltage wires as they climb trees, or orphaned because superstitious locals have killed their moms.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2012
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STMicroelectronics is revealing innovations in silicon carbide devices at Solar Power International (SPI) 2012 that enable systems producers to build ultra-efficient electronics for converting raw solar energy into grid-quality ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Sep 11, 2012
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Methane on Mars has long perplexed scientists; the short-lived gas has been measured in surprising quantities in Mars' atmosphere over several seasons, sometimes in fairly large plumes. Scientists have taken this to be evidence ...
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2012
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Synthesized speech technology has given a voice to many who can't speak. But that gift may not offer them a "voice" of their own.
Other
Sep 11, 2012
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The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) has worked closely with CARE and the United Nations University to develop a series of maps illustrating results from case studies in eight countries ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2012
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Japanese researchers have discovered that the body color of the red dragonflies changes from yellow to red through redox reaction of pigments called ommochromes.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2012
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The enormous eruption of a solar prominence and resulting coronal mass ejection (CME) back on August 31 that was captured in amazing HD by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory was also spotted by the Sun-flanking STEREO-B spacecraft, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—One of the top iPhone education apps in the iTunes store is now available for Android. The free NASA "Earth Now" Android app immerses cyber explorers in dazzling visualizations of near-real-time global climate ...
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—After arriving at the launch site last month, the second pair of Galileo navigation satellites is being prepared for launch from Europe's Spaceport in October.
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2012
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