Invisible wireless networks brought to life as stunning 'spectres'
Invisible wireless networks are transformed into beautiful beams of colour in a series of photographs.
Breakthrough in sensing at the nanoscale
Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in identifying the world's most sensitive nanoparticle and measuring it from a distance using light. These super-bright, photostable and background-free nanocrystals ...
The pink noise of water quality
Lakes and streams are an essential supply of freshwater. Monitoring their water quality relies on measuring their chemistry. Researchers from ETH Zürich and the British research institute CEH have discovered ...
World's first automatic protocol selection technology for any environment
Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of the world's first technology that speeds communications by automatically selecting the communications protocol best suited to its environment. This is used ...
Netradar reveals the quality of mobile Internet connections
Netradar is a free service that provides neutral, accurate information about the quality of mobile Internet connections and mobile devices collected by end users themselves throughout the world. Unlike other ...
Researchers use attenuation between cell towers to measure rainfall
Boeing engineers use spuds to improve in-air Wi-Fi
If the wireless Internet connection during your holiday flight seems more reliable than it used to, you could have the humble potato to thank.
A more sensitive technique for determining user position could lead to improved location-based mobile services
Many mobile-phone applications (apps) use spatial positioning technology to present their user with location-specific information such as directions to nearby amenities. By simultaneously predicting the location ...
Intel unveils Rosepoint—CPU and WiFi on same chip
Apple settles iPhone 4 antenna lawsuit: report
Apple has reached a settlement over a class-action lawsuit filed over the antenna problem which dogged the 2010 launch of its iPhone 4, according to a statement published.
Microsoft advocates new WiFi-NC to make use of white spaces in spectrum
iPhone 4S gets thumbs up from Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports, the influential magazine for product reviews, gave a thumbs up to Apple's new iPhone on Tuesday after declining to recommend the previous model because of reception problems.
Graphene may open the gate to future terahertz technologies
Nestled between radio waves and infrared light is the terahertz (THz) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. By adding a nanoscale bit of graphene, researchers have found a better way to tune radiation for a THz transmitter.
Apple starts doling out iPhone 4 cases to solve 'death grip'
Apple on Friday began doling out iPhone 4 bumpers to address concerns that touching certain parts of the handset chokes telecom signal strength.