Tag: communications

Don't Blame the Internet

By David Talbot | 01/14/2009 | 0 Comments

Children are no more at risk online than off, a study says.

A Better Network for Outer Space

By Brittany Sauser | 10/27/2008 | 3 Comments

Why Vint Cerf wants to put Internet-style networking in space.

China's Eye on Web Chatter

By Erica Naone | 10/06/2008 | 6 Comments

Poorly protected files reveal a massive surveillance scheme.

Wireless at Fiber Speeds

By Kate Greene | 10/03/2008 | 8 Comments

New millimeter-wave technology sends data at 10 gigabits per second.

Bandwidth on Demand

By Erica Naone | 02/14/2008 | 7 Comments

An academic internet provides clues about ways to improve the commercial Internet.

Analyzing the Internet Collapse

By John Borland | 02/05/2008 | 13 Comments

Multiple fiber cuts to undersea cables show the fragility of the Internet at its choke points.

The Rise of Systemic Financial Risk

By David Talbot | 01/31/2008 | 1 Comment

MIT's Andrew Lo describes how one rogue trader can impact global markets.

Communicating with Plastic

By Kevin Bullis | 12/12/2007 | 0 Comments

A new inkjet-printed technology enables a different kind of wireless connectivity between devices.

Invisibility Made Easier

By Kevin Bullis | 10/15/2007 | 8 Comments

A new method for creating metamaterials that bend light in unusual ways may bring practical applications closer.

Empowering Technologies for the Developing World

By Erica Naone | 09/24/2007 | 2 Comments

M. Bernardine Dias of TechBridgeWorld helps communities use technology to help themselves.

Computing with Light and Magnets

By Kevin Bullis | 06/13/2007 | 2 Comments

A new way of controlling light could open the door to novel optical devices.

New Record for Quantum Cryptography

By Neil Savage | 06/08/2007 | 10 Comments

Researchers take a big step toward their goal of spy-proof communications via satellites.

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.

The Ultrafast Future of Wireless

By Kate Greene | 04/03/2007 | 2 Comments

A new metal film could help control terahertz radiation and lead to wireless devices that are thousands of times faster than today's Wi-Fi.

The New Face of Emoticons

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 03/27/2007 | 2 Comments

Warping photos could help text-based communications become more expressive.