(Phys.org)—On the surface, ants and the Internet don't seem to have much in common. But two Stanford researchers have discovered that a species of harvester ants determine how many foragers to send out of the nest in much ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2012
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) services are emerging in mobile devices, such as smartphones, equipped with an Internet connection.
Telecom
Jun 12, 2012
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A new Internet standard giving the global network more room to grow came into effect Wednesday, a move that users probably won't notice.
Internet
Jun 6, 2012
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and published a new protocol for communicating with biometric sensors over wired and wireless networks—using some of the same technologies ...
Other
May 3, 2012
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(AP) -- A major Chinese online commerce site has banned sales of software used to bypass Internet censorship amid Beijing's efforts to block the development of a Middle East-style protest movement.
Internet
Aug 23, 2011
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Telecom equipment maker Ericsson has famously predicted there will be 50 billion devices connected to data networks by 2020.
Telecom
Jun 17, 2011
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A team from the Virginia Tech Information Technology Security Laboratory and Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering won third place in the 2011 National Security Innovation Competition sponsored by the ...
Computer Sciences
May 11, 2011
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Researchers at the University of Southampton have designed a new pricing mechanism that could change the way in which electric vehicles are charged.
Energy & Green Tech
May 5, 2011
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The household demand for increased internet bandwidth has grown tremendously because of the popularity of data-intensive internet activities such as movie streaming. Conventional copper telephone lines struggle to meet this ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 24, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's Internet protocol, IPv4, is expected to run out of space this year. On World IPv6 Day the first steps will be taken to test a long-term solution that will address the 30 year old 32 bit addresses.
