Is the light spectrum the next frontier for wireless?
A researcher in Scotland says LEDs can be used to transmit data, potentially making every street lamp into a high-speed Internet port.
IceWarp messaging system warms to Windows 8
The newest version of the suite, which handles communications between every type of mobile device, also is compatible with Windows Server 2012.
NASA thinks warp-drive travel might be possible
Scientists explore the idea of achieving faster-than-light travel within the laws of special relativity by warping space.
A smart-phone touch screen in a 65-inch monitor
As touch-screen functionality moves to the desktop, even huge monitors are getting into the act. And NEC's 65-inch panel gets it mostly right.
NEC's big screen is ready for its close-up
The 65-inch V651-TM is notable for its touch-screen interface, but it also stands out strictly as a monitor.
SecureDoc 6.1 takes encryption to mobile devices
Suite lets administrators manage rules and encryption profiles of notebooks and smart phones from a single console.
Should agencies dump e-mail for social networks?
The emerging trend toward internal social networks, which offer a lot of advantages, raises questions about the future of e-mail.
Truly unbreakable encryption trips the light fantastic
Scientists from Toshiba and Cambridge University use quantum physics to create completely secure communications over fiber optic cable.
How to make SQL Server smoking fast
As big data practices grow in the public sector, in-memory computing could become increasingly important. Microsoft's Heckaton could be one answer.
HOBO tends government's green roofs
The system's instruments monitor everything from temperature to soil moisture.
Is the US set to lose the supercomputer race?
China appears set to win the race to the next frontier, exascale computing, as budget pressures slow down the Energy Department's efforts.
NEC releases three new eco-friendly LCD projectors
The M Series projectors, which save on power but not on image, are designed for classroom and conference room work.
WipeDrive 7 adds remote erasing, Win 8 support
The latest version of WhiteCanyon's software also can manage file deletion over redundant RAID drives.
High-performance confab runs super-fast network, temporarily
In order to share results at the SC12 conference in Salt Lake City, volunteers from government, academia and industry designed and built SCinet, which links to many of the world's leading research networks.
Stalwart poised to make asset management easier
Northrop Grumman's Stalwart is a Web-based system that allows users to operate from any location or device. Stalwart can operate in the cloud or within an organization's data center.
The Petraeus principle: There is (almost) no email anonymity
Maintaining anonymity online is difficult, but there are steps goverment users can take — and missteps they can avoid.
Smart-phone battery life could double -- without better batteries
A power amplifier technology developed by an MIT spinoff would let mobile devices operate on half the power.
Fake tech: What can agencies do to protect themselves?
The spread of counterfeit or tampered-with technology could force agencies to take formal steps to ensure a product's integrity.
Display lets you flick images from bowl to wall and back again
Intel researchers' Display Without Boundaries takes an innovative approach to immersive, collaborative computing.
High-density fiber-optic cables get rugged
A new family of ultra high-density fiber optic cables feature unique tight-buffered 12-fiber units.
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