Broadcasters display mobile TV dongles at NAB Show
The key weapon in TV broadcasters' fight with Internet video upstart Aereo is something inelegantly known as a dongle.
Telecom
Apr 10, 2013
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Team develops first photonic topological insulators to protect transport of light
(Phys.org) —Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed and successfully demonstrated a photonic Floquet topological insulator, a new device used to protect the transport of light through a ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 10, 2013
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GE to crowdsource inventions through NYC startup
GE says it is licensing thousands of patents to Quirky, a New York City startup that lets people collaborate on designing household products and brings them to stores.
Business
Apr 10, 2013
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Physics at the threshold of hearing
(Phys.org) —The mammalian auditory system is one of the most sensitive detectors found in nature. Two kinds of cells, the inner and outer hair cells, work together to transduce mechanical vibrations into action potentials. ...
Big name investors back Google Glass "Collective" (Update)
Powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firms on Wednesday joined Google to launch a syndicate devoted to backing entrepreneurs building products for Google's coming Internet glasses.
Business
Apr 10, 2013
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Satellite shelved after 2000 election to now fly
President Barack Obama is proposing dusting off and finally launching an old environmental satellite championed by Al Gore but shelved a dozen years by his 2000 rival George W. Bush.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2013
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Pentagon accused of data breach in Gitmo ship case
(AP)—The lawyer for a man accused in an attack on a U.S. warship says a Pentagon computer server failure may have resulted in the loss of a huge amount of data needed by the defense.
Other
Apr 10, 2013
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Smithsonian dedicates new exhibition to navigation
Smithsonian curators found themselves chasing the proverbial moving target when they put together a new permanent exhibition opening Friday that explains how people get from A to B.
Other
Apr 10, 2013
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Marketing research offers prescription for better nutrition
It may seem counter-intuitive to take health advice from a marketing professor, but when it comes to analyzing consumer data and its relationship to managing health issues such as diabetes, one University of Alberta researcher ...
Economics & Business
Apr 10, 2013
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Early warning signs of population collapse
Many factors—including climate change, overfishing or loss of food supply—can push a wild animal population to the brink of collapse. Ecologists have long sought ways to measure the risk of such a collapse, which could ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2013
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