News tagged with communication


NICTA demonstrates new interference-cancellation modem for 3G femtocell networks

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, has successfully demonstrated technology that reduces the amount of radio interference in 3G networks with ...


New imagining technique could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.


New research could help protect frontline troops

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops.


Understanding the brain's natural foil for over-excited neurons

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Glutamate is to the brain like coffee is to our bodies. A cup of Joe in the morning can wake us, but overloading on caffeine causes the stimulant to work against us.


New concept may enhance Earth-Mars communication

New concept may enhance Earth-Mars communication

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 18

Direct communication between Earth and Mars can be strongly disturbed and even blocked by the Sun for weeks at a time, cutting off any future human mission to the Red Planet. An ESA engineer working with engineers ...


Deaths to local soldiers matter in shaping war opinion

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans think locally when they consider whether the loss of U.S. troops overseas warrants troop withdrawals, a new nationwide study suggests.


Milestone discovery in cell behaviors

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of international molecular scientists, led by a Monash University researcher has discovered a new, fast mechanism by which cells communicate change - for example their location during spreading of a cancer in the human ...


NTU team studies world's fastest satellite Internet connection

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In disaster-struck areas where terrestrial communications may be down, the deployment of rescue teams becomes extremely challenging. A team led by Assistant Professor Lee Yee Hui from the School of Electrical and Electronic ...


Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?

Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?

Technology / Other

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How dependent have we become on mobile phones, and are social networking sites changing the nature of our relationships with other people? A three-year Oxford University study is to address ...


New publication offers security tips for WiMAX networks

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Government agencies and other organizations planning to use WiMAX -- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access—networks can get technical advice on improving the security of their systems from a draft computer security ...


Communicating person to person through the power of thought alone

Communicating person to person through the power of thought alone (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (25) | comments 8

New research from the University of Southampton has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought alone.


3 Americans share 2009 Nobel Prize in physics (AP)

'Masters of light' win Nobel Physics Prize

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith won the 2009 Nobel Physics Prize Tuesday for pioneering "masters of light" work on fibre optics and semiconductors, the Nobel jury said.


The NBA is initiating guidelines for its players, banning the use of web sites like Twitter and Facebook during games

NBA prohibits use of Twitter, Facebook during games

Technology / Internet

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The National Basketball Association is initiating new social media guidelines for its players, banning the use of web sites like Twitter and Facebook during games.


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Google rolls out preview of Wave

Technology / Internet

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google hits a key milestone Wednesday for a product that the search giant hopes will transform how people communicate and collaborate online, and perhaps hook more users on Google's menu of Web-based services.


Textile antenna promises futuristic communications

Textile antenna promises futuristic communications

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a simple press on his shirt insignia, the captain of the Star Ship Enterprise could send and receive messages. Now, thanks to the efforts of a Finnish company, this futuristic communication ...