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Microsoft’s chief strategic thinker, Craig Mundie, believes the United States’ situation with broadband access represents a “total policy failure.” In an interview with the Washington Post, Mundie decries the fact... Read more »
Millimeter Waves Promise Faster Wireless
While fiberoptic cables can carry data at speeds of 10 gigabits per second, or even higher, the fastest wireless communications top out at a few hundred... Read more »
Technique Predicts Wi-Fi Dead Zones
A graduate student at Rice University has developed a technique to predict holes in a city’s Wi-Fi coverage. Ars Technica reports that Joshua Robinson found that... Read more »
DOE Plan Would Cut Emissions from Buildings
The U.S. Department of Energy says that, with proper building techniques and renewable energy installations, a majority of commercial buildings could reach zero emissions... Read more »
Cloud Computing: Stupid or Genius?
Richard Stallman, a computing expert and founder of the Free Software Foundation, thinks that cloud computing—running applications over the Internet using distant machines—is a lot of... Read more »
Doubts Raised About Broadband Competition
The Federal Communications Commission is in the midst of figuring out how to allocate spectrum for wireless broadband transmissions, while Google and M2Z Networks push for... Read more »
Boeing Begins Jet Biofuel Initiative
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has teamed up with 10 airlines, including Air France, Continental, and Virgin Atlantic, to form a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group. Flightglobal reports... Read more »
Obama Addresses Questions About Science
The British science journal Nature posed 18 questions related to science and policy to the two presidential candidates, but received written answers only from Democrat Barack... Read more »
Narcissists Easy to Spot on Facebook
Psychologists at the University of Georgia wondered if they could use online profiles to identify the personality traits of the people who posted them and... Read more »
Suniva Promises Cheap, Efficient Solar Cells
An Atlanta, Ga-based startup, Suniva, says it can make solar cells that are more efficient than existing devices and do it much more inexpensively. Technology ... Read more »
Simple Process Converts Biomass to Gasoline
Several companies are trying to engineer microbes that will turn biomass into hydrocarbon-based fuels such as gasoline and diesel. Now scientists at the University of... Read more »
Chicago Plans to Cut Greenhouse Gases
The City of Chicago wants to cut its emission of greenhouse gases to three-quarters of 1990 levels by 2020, and one-fifth of 1990 levels by... Read more »
National Academy Advises Candidates on Science
The National Academy of Sciences has issued a report advising the presidential candidates on how to deal with science-related issues. According to Ars Technica, the... Read more »
The Internet is For…Facebook?
More people are using the Internet for social networking than are surfing for porn, says the author of a new book that analyzes the type of Web... Read more »
Berners-Lee Creates Web Foundation
The man who invented the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, has launched a new foundation to promote open and expanded access to the Web. Ars Technica reports... Read more »
Most Countries Unready for Future Broadband Needs
A group of MBA students has developed a Broadband Quality Score for 42 countries and found that the only country with enough bandwidth capacity... Read more »
Marijuana Could Fight Resistant Staph
Substances found in marijuana plants may provide a new weapon to fight drug-resistant bacteria, Technology Review reports. Scientists in England and Italy discovered antibacterial compounds in... Read more »
Is There a Wind Bubble Coming?
Wind power is booming, with capacity last year growing by 45 percent and wind power companies being bought and sold. The Atlantic displays an interesting... Read more »
Software Could Aid in Hurricane Evacuations
Researchers at MIT are testing new software that uses vast amounts of information to guide officials in planning how and when to evacuate a city... Read more »
Debate Continues on Biofuels Versus Food
Some critics of biofuels contend that the growing demand for ethanol made from corn is helping to drive up food prices and could divert farmland... Read more »
