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Wi-Fi and cellular data traffic are increasing exponentially but, unless the capacity of wireless links can be increased, all that traffic is bound to lead to unacceptable bottlenecks. Upcoming 5G networks are a temporary fix but not a long-term solution. For that, researchers have focused on terahertz frequencies, the submillimeter wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Image via CrunchBase Friends on social networking site Facebook can now send small payments directly to each other via an application called Buxter. Buxter handles transactions in Euros or US dollars, with plans to launch in Sterling in the next four weeks. Other currencies are subject to a 5% conversion fee at the point of

A Saudi Arabian team of scientists shows how space-age technology can induce the sprouting of dormant grape vines — suggesting a way to extend the cultivation of temperate zone crops to warmer regions of the world. Commercial crops like grapes, peaches, berries and flower bulbs all go dormant in the winter, essentially sleeping through the

When Zooniverse, a citizen science site that hosts collaborative research projects, first looked to the skies in 2007 it was attempting to streamline the way we categorize galaxies by asking ordinary people to lend a hand. Just 14 months after launch they had 60 million classifications by hundreds of thousands of participants. The academic world has

No day at the beach is complete without some attempt at building a sand castle, but have you ever dreamed of living in one? Thanks to a talented group of students at UCLA you now can. Peter Ebner, architect and professor at 3M futureLAB, gave his architecture students a difficult assignment with the hope of preparing them for the future of

Research paves way for the development of a vaccine for the contagious cancer which is driving Tasmanian devils to the brink of extinction. New research paves the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious cancer. It has been less than two

MONEY is accumulated, traded and transferred online every day, but can there be a form of currency that exists only online and yet has real-world value? That is the premise of Bitcoin, an open-source virtual currency system that since 2009 has grown to a market worth more than $100 million. But the past few weeks

Journal of Neuroscience study examines medicinal properties of cannabis OHSU research suggests an avenue for developing treatments for chronic pain that harness the medicinal properties of cannabis while minimizing the threat of addiction. The study, conducted in a rodent model, provides additional rationale for the development of therapeutics using cannabinoid receptors to treat chronic pain,

Neuropixels probes represent a significant advance in measurement technology and will allow for the most precise understanding yet of how large networks of nerve cells coordinate to give rise to behavior and cognition. Neuroscientists who want to follow the nervous system’s cellular conversations will soon have access to easy-to-use technology that simultaneously monitors neural activity