The power of 'random': 'Seemingly loopy' technique could dramatically improve communications networks

Technology / Computer Sciences

20 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (9) | 5 |

A radical new approach to the design of communications networks, called "network coding," promises to make Internet file sharing faster, streaming video more reliable, and cell-phone reception better -- among ...

'Revolutionary' water treatment units on their way to Afghanistan

Technology / Engineering

14 hours ago | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 5 |

The United States Army has taken delivery of the first two units of a "revolutionary" waste-water treatment system that will clean putrid water within 24 hours and leave no toxic by-products, according to scientists at Sam ...

Google developing a translator for smartphones

Technology / Software

21 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (9) | 3 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is developing a translator for its Android smartphones that aims to almost instantly translate from one spoken language to another during phone calls.

Imec achieves breakthrough in battery-less radios

Technology / Semiconductors

15 hours ago | 4.9 / 5 (14) | 1 |

At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, Imec and Holst Centre report a 2.4GHz/915MHz wake-up receiver which consumes only 51µW power. This record low power achievement opens the door to battery-less ...

In Utah, company aims to store energy in air

Technology / Energy

23 hours ago | 3.4 / 5 (10) | 2

A Utah company plans to dig a series of underground caverns that it hopes to one day fill with compressed air, releasing it to generate electricity by turning a turbine and solving one of the most vexing problems facing the ...