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Oct 17, 2013 04:39 PM EDT

Taking the Internet Underwater to Help in Tsunami, Resource and Pollution Detection

Researchers are developing a deep-sea computing network to improve how we detect tsunamis, monitor pollution and conduct surveillance

Oct 08, 2013 05:37 PM EDT

New Study Measures Transformative Groups of Digital Natives in Every Country

According to a common myth, today’s young people are all glued to the Internet. But in fact, only 30 percent of the world’s youth population between the ages of 15 and 24 years old has been active online for at least five years. In South Korea, 99.6 percent of young people are active, the highes...

Sep 04, 2013 03:41 PM EDT

Scientific Supercomputer Network XSEDE Accelerated by Internet2 Upgrade

Scientists and engineers using XSEDE’s (Extreme Science, Engineering, and Discovery Environment) advanced infrastructure – supercomputers, data storage resources, software, networking and other compute resources – can easily generate extreme volumes of data. But if they cannot access resources...

Sep 03, 2013 07:30 PM EDT

Two Decades of European High-Speed Research Networking With DANTE

In 1993, researchers relied on network connections of 64 kilobits per second, the term ‘email’ was relatively unheard of and the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. Today, data is transmitted at speeds of 100 gigabits per second across international networks to researchers in universities a...

Aug 03, 2013 12:47 AM EDT

How the Internet of Things Works and What it will Bring

Many, if not most, of us are now connected to the internet, and we have become familiar with it: we shop, we bank, we socialise online. The Internet of Things is not a different internet but refers to the connection of “things” that are also on the internet.

Jul 19, 2013 10:24 PM EDT

A Faster Internet — Designed by Computers?

Computer-designed algorithms for controlling network congestion yield transmission rates two to three times as high as those designed by humans.

Jun 30, 2013 07:14 PM EDT

New Fiber-Optic Technology Demonstrated at Extreme 1.6 Terabit Per Second Speed

As rapidly increasing demand for bandwidth strains the Internet's capacity, a team of engineers has devised a new fiber optic technology that promises to increase bandwidth dramatically. The new technology could enable Internet providers to offer much greater connectivity -- from decreased network c...

Jun 15, 2013 11:47 PM EDT

Google's Project Loon Explores Balloon-Powered Internet Access

Google Inc has launched a small network of balloons over the Southern Hemisphere in an experiment it hopes could bring reliable Internet access to the world's most remote regions, the company said late Friday.

Jun 07, 2013 09:33 PM EDT

Prism: Gathering Private Information Online is Abuse of State Power

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has direct access to information on the servers of major American internet companies, according to reports published in the Guardian and the Washington Post.

May 22, 2013 11:29 PM EDT

Internet From Space Becomes More Ubiquitous With New High-Speed Satellites

Internet per satellite is the only available option to be online for ocean-crossing airplanes or ships, and remote places. It was also a very expensive option until recently, but is now becoming more comparable with mobile internet costs. General technological progress dictates this development, and...

May 20, 2013 04:35 PM EDT

Researchers Aim to Deliver 100 GBit Optical Internet to EU Households

A European team of researchers is exploring new ways of using fibre-optic technology to deliver ultra-high-speed internet access to even the remotest locations in Europe, at less cost and with less impact on the environment.

May 18, 2013 09:57 PM EDT

40 Gbit Fast Wireless Data Transmission Marks New World Record

A wireless transmission with 40 Gbit/s over a distance of one kilometer, achieved by researchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Germany, set a new world record and ties in seamlessly with the capacity of optical fiber transmiss...