Tag: telecommunication

Toward a Quantum Internet

By Kate Greene | 04/15/2008 | 10 Comments

A quantum logic gate in an optical fiber could lay the foundation for a quantum computer network.

Burma's Internet Crackdown

By David Talbot | 10/03/2007 | 0 Comments

It's the "nuclear bomb" of Internet repression, says John Palfrey.

Silicon Lasers Get Up to Speed

By Kate Greene | 08/29/2007 | 0 Comments

A new silicon-based laser emits the short, high-frequency light pulses that are necessary for today's telecommunications networks.

Silicon Photonics Comes to Market

By Kate Greene | 08/16/2007 | 1 Comment

For the first time, a silicon-based optical cable will be commercially available.

Nanowire LEDs

By Kevin Bullis | 08/01/2007 | 0 Comments

Infrared light-emitting nanowires could lead to optical communications on microchips.

Adding Speed to Silicon

By Kate Greene | 07/24/2007 | 0 Comments

A new way to grow various semiconductors on silicon could speed up electronics.

Controlling Lasers with Chaos

By Kate Greene | 07/05/2007 | 1 Comment

Adding noise to telecom lasers could potentially boost bandwidth.

Web 0.1

By Michael Patrick Gibson | 07/01/2007 | 6 Comments

Before the Internet, there was videotex.

Is Twitter Here to Stay?

By Wade Roush | 04/06/2007 | 3 Comments

A new online messaging tool is hot, but it may be too banal to last.

Smaller, Cheaper, Better Lasers

By Kate Greene | 02/21/2007 | 3 Comments

Affordable HD-DVD players are one potential payoff from a simpler process for making semiconductor lasers.

Net Neutrality: Far from a Done Deal

By Wade Roush | 01/19/2007 | 12 Comments

Legislation and industry concessions won't guarantee equal access to the Internet.