ESA/Inmarsat agreement to improve satellite mobile phone and data services
An agreement signed by ESA and Inmarsat brings the reality of reliable mobile broadband communications services a step closer. For the first time, global mobile broadband services will be available for those at sea, in a plane or travelling on land virtually anywhere in the world. This agreement marks the first collaboration between ESA and... view more... (2003-12-16)
Pushing the integration of R&D and standardisation
Milan. ETSI and Eurescom have joined forces to push the integration of collaborative R&D and standardisation. In a jointly organised workshop at the IST 2003 conference in Milan on 4 October, they presented the new business opportunities that will emerge from an integrated approach to collaborative research and standardisation. "This workshop... view more... (2003-10-07)
Satellites aiding disaster relief
Recent demonstrations have shown how making use of digital processing technology on board satellites can help emergency services share information more effectively during natural disasters. SkyPlexNet is a project funded by ESA Telecom. The technology that has been developed makes it possible to access satellite resources directly and manage the... view more... (2004-06-24)
Researchers create a broadband light amplifier on a chip
Cornell researchers have created a broadband light amplifier on a silicon chip, a major breakthrough in the quest to create photonic microchips. In such microchips, beams of light traveling through microscopic waveguides will replace electric currents traveling through microscopic wires. view more (2006-07-07)
Media invitation: Eleven innovative companies prepare to make their pitch at Connect Yorkshire Investment Conference
Final grooming for Connect Yorkshire's 3rd annual Investment Conference is helping eleven of Yorkshire's rising stars in the technology sector prepare to present their propositions to an audience of venture capitalists and private angel investors on 24 June 2004. The eleven presenting companies have been selected to present at the event following... view more... (2004-06-21)
Scientists cable seafloor seismometer into state earthquake network
A newly laid, 32-mile underwater cable finally links the state's only seafloor seismic station with the University of California, Berkeley's seismic network, merging real-time data from west of the San Andreas fault with data from 31 other land stations sprinkled around Northern and Central California. view more (2009-03-19)
Manatees can probably hear which directions boats approach from
The world is a perilous place for the endangered manatee. While the mammals are at risk from natural threats, human activity also poses a great danger to manatee numbers. view more (2009-06-12)
Chameleon-chip adapts itself and stays cool
A microprocessor adapting itself to the actual use and environment. That's the way to keep the energy consumption of future 'mobile companions' within limits and be flexible at the same time. Paul Heysters, who finishes his PhD-research at the University of Twente on September 24, developed a new type of processor. His 'Montium' is a... view more... (2004-09-22)
Finnish software eliminates dangers of the Internet
A Finnish company has launched a product that can be used to prevent children and young people from visiting adult pages on the Internet. view more (2004-10-12)
Programme for European leadership in telecoms started
A new European R&D programme has been started under the name CELTIC. The goal of this initiative is to sustain Europe's leadership in telecommunications. CELTIC was officially approved as a EUREKA cluster project on 23 October 2003. It is the first European R&D programme fully dedicated to end-to-end telecommunications systems.... view more... (2003-11-24)
Spreading high-speed Internet to rural areas
To cut the cost of bringing high-speed Internet to rural areas, Dr. Ka Lun Lee and colleagues at the University of Melbourne and NEC Australia in the state of Victoria are experimenting with a way to boost the reach of existing technology. view more (2009-03-17)
Mapmaking for the masses
Websites such as Wikimapia and OpenStreetMap are empowering citizens to create a global patchwork of geographic information while Google Earth is encouraging individuals to develop appplications using their own data. view more (2007-12-04)
How telecoms devices will become more user-friendly
In our cover theme on "Usability of end-user devices" we feature articles by leading European experts on what is done to improve the usability of mobile phones, how advances in speech recognition will make devices more usable, and on new ways to interact with end-user devices - via brain-computer interface. In addition, we have an exclusive... view more... (2004-12-21)
Micro honeycomb materials enable new physics in aicraft sound reduction
Noise from commercial and military jet aircraft causes environmental problems for communities near airports, obliging airplanes to follow often complex noise-abatement procedures on takeoff and landing. It can also make aircraft interiors excessively loud. view more (2008-09-30)
Finland to strengthen its already strong ICT capabilities
The ICT sector has been selected as one of Finland's five technology focus areas for the future, according to a recent report produced by the country's National Technology Agency, Tekes. The aim is to ensure that Finland continues to be a leader in the extensive use of ICT. view more (2005-03-09)
Eurescom Summit 2002: Towards integration of fixed and mobile networks
Heidelberg. The underlying theme at the first conference day of Eurescom Summit 2002 (22 October) was `integration`. In his opening speech, Dr. Claudio Carrelli, director of Eurescom, declared network integration to be the crucial factor for the success of future networks: "Fixed-mobile integration will be more and more necessary." This would be... view more... (2002-10-22)
Academic Nets Major Research Contracts
A Staffordshire University academic has been awarded more than half a million pounds, to research and improve the quality and service of mobile communication systems. Professor Rolando Carrasco, an expert in the field of "coding techniques and signal processing" used in mobile communications systems, made two successful bids to the Engineering and... view more... (2003-06-06)
A new cloaking method
University of Utah mathematicians developed a new cloaking method, and it's unlikely to lead to invisibility cloaks like those used by Harry Potter or Romulan spaceships in "Star Trek." Instead, the new method someday might shield submarines from sonar, planes from radar, buildings from earthquakes, and oil rigs and coastal structures... view more... (2009-08-17)
Internet Banking Gathering Momentum – University of Ulster Report
By 2011, eight out of ten people will do their banking via the Internet, according to a global survey conducted by top University of Ulster financial services sector researchers Dr Kate Stewart and Laura Bradley. And the movement from bricks to clicks will have major implications for the way everyone handles their financial transactions, the... view more... (2002-04-30)
Television makes men hunkier
WOMEN really do look fatter on television, while men look more hunky. At least that`s what researchers at the University of Liverpool say after investigating differences between 2D images such as TV pictures and 3D images produced using stereoscopic cameras. It`s a perceived wisdom in the... view more... (2002-04-10)
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