With a thin sliver of diamond, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have transformed the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) into an even more precise tool for exploring the nanoworld. The improvements yield laser pulses focused to higher intensity in a much narrower band of X-ray wavelengths, and may […]
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Comcast adds Android users into WatchESPN app mix
Comcast sports fans can now tap into more live sports action now that the cable operator has added support for Android devices on the WatchESPN app. The service, which is free to Comcast customers that subscribe to ESPN, was previously enabled on Apple devices and now works with operating systems 2.3.3 and up on Android […]
Windstream shares down after Q2 report
Phone company Windstream’s second-quarter service revenues came in below Wall Street expectations, sending its stock down close to a two-year low. The Little Rock, Ark., company’s overall revenue and profit matched expectations, but analysts saw signs of weakness in the details. Windstream’s stock dropped 83 cents, or 8.2 percent, to $9.22 in afternoon trading. The […]
FEMA upgrades to Sprint Direct Connect
Sprint today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will use the carrier’s Direct Connect service to support its nationwide mass evacuation program. According to a press release, 2,000 Sprint Direct Connect handsets equipped with an Actsoft GPS tracking and navigation solution will be delivered to FEMA for the program. Sprint has assisted FEMA with the […]
ETA taps carriers for Mobile Payments Committee
The success of mobile payments depends heavily on collaboration amongst many different players – banks, carriers, retailers, OEMs. That’s why the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the trade association of the global electronic payments industry, is creating a new industry-wide taskforce to help tackle some of the logistical challenges inherent in the deployment and adoption of mobile payments. […]
Hawaiian Telcom earns $5.5M in Q2
Hawaiian Telcom said its profits were down nearly 18 percent in the second quarter as depreciation costs rose because of investments in its broadband network. The Honolulu-based utility said Thursday it earned $5.5 million in the quarter ending June 30. The company said it spent $41.2 million in the first six months of the year […]
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Earthworms creep along the ground by alternately squeezing and stretching muscles along the length of their bodies, inching forward with each wave of contractions. Snails and sea cucumbers also use this mechanism, called peristalsis, to get around, and our own gastrointestinal tracts operate by a similar action, squeezing muscles along the esophagus […]
The power to heal at the tips of your fingers
The intricate properties of the fingertips have been mimicked and recreated using semiconductor devices in what researchers hope will lead to the development of advanced surgical gloves. The devices, shown to be capable of responding with high precision to the stresses and strains associated with touch and finger movement, are a step towards the creation […]
Wireless power for the price of a penny
The newspaper-style printing of electronic equipment has led to a cost-effective device that could change the way we interact with everyday objects. For a price of just one penny per unit the device, known as a rectenna, which is presented today, Friday 10 August, in IOP Publishing’s journal Nanotechnology, can be placed onto objects such […]