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Microsoft Now Owns Beam – A Game Streaming Alternative
First, there was TV, bringing different shows all over the world for people to enjoy and watch. After TV people started looking at the internet to stream and download their favourite shows at a moments notice. As people started to enjoy the new shows and choice, they came to find…
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NASA Fail to Deploy Inflatable Space Habitat
Back in March, we found out that NASA would be testing the viability of alternative space habitats, in particular, ones of the inflatable variety. Today, the first of these habitats began to be tested on the ISS, but unfortunately, the module did not expand properly and was unable to reach its…
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NASA to Test Inflatable Living Modules on The ISS
When sending something into space, it is important to consider how big it is. Something large may be useful in space, but it is no good if it can’t be carried up there by rocket after all. Now NASA is hoping to make the best use of the limited space…
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Airforce Wants Its Jets To Have Lasers By 2020
Everyone loves a good laser, be it shot into the sky at a festival, or at your favourite hero as they try to save the galaxy. Even the real world is liking them, with more and more of science fiction being created and used in the real world. The Navy…
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Smartphone Wi-Fi Will Be Smarter Than Ever Before With This New Tech
Up until now, Wi-Fi devices on your smartphones were able to connect to saved access points and act as a means of connecting you to the Internet. Sure, there are some apps that let you stream over Wi-Fi, but essentially it was not used to its full potential. The Wi-Fi…
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A Future Where Nano Satellites Beam Information
Satellites provide the earth with the ability to run critical infrastructure which includes Telecommunications, Television Transmissions and even that annoying little Sat Nav who tells you it’s more convenient to take a shortcut through a swamp. But according to Anthony Previte who is CEO of the space company Terran Orbital,…
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Scientsits Find a Way to Wirelessly Transmit Energy across 55 Meters
Japanese scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have announced that they have been successful in transmitting energy wirelessly and with high accuracy, being able to microwave 1.8 kilowatts (just enough to heat a kettle) over a distance of 55 meters. “This was the first time anyone has managed to…
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The Projector that can Turn Any Surface into a Computer Screen
A new kind of projector is currently seeking support on Kickstarter. Beam can deliver visual content to any surface through either a Bluetooth connection to an Android or iOS smart device or through its on-board WiFi capable computer. With Beam, board games could be projected on to a coffee table,…
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First Video of a Laser Beam Travelling Through The Air
Light travels fast. Very fast. So much so, that it just seems instant to us. But, for the first time ever, we can see for ourselves that it isn’t and that it does indeed travel. Researchers at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have managed to capture a laser beam travelling through…
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Man Builds James Bond Inspired Laser Watch
A German man has built a James Bond-style laser watch. Patrick Priebe of Laser-Gadgets.com says he received a great number of requests from YouTube viewers asking him to build a watch inspired by Bond’s watch in Never Say Never Again. Although he’s managed to build the watch, he says that it…
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USA Intends to Provide Internet to Villages via Laser
According to US technology news website, TechnologyReview, several US communications carriers are going to pilot a technology which will see a laser beam internet up to speeds of 2 Gbps through the air – meaning underground cables don’t need to be laid. This advanced laser and millimeter wave technology is…
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Twisted Lasers Beam Data Across Vienna
In an interesting example of wireless data transmission, researchers in Vienna delivered digital data over 2 miles via twisted laser beams. Using a technique known as “orbital angular momentum” (OAM) the scientists twisted a green laser beam into 16 patterns, successfully delivering data through what they call “turbulent air”. Each of…
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US Embassy in Berlin Receives ‘Beamed’ Graffitti to Protest NSA Spying Activities
It looks like a German artist has used a different form of “graffiti” to protest the NSA early this morning in Berlin. Oliver Bienkowski, a self-proclaimed “guerilla marketing expert”, has used a powerful projector mounted in a cargo van and beamed it on the US Embassy. The image is said…
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Chromecast Developer Restrictions Lifted With New SDK, To Make It Available Abroad Soon
Google has officially announced the release of the Google Cast SDK, allowing developers to integrate the Chromecast in their Android, iOS and web applications. Rishi Chandra, Chromecast MP, said that their “opportunity set is fairly large”, mentioning that he could see millions of mobile apps and websites adding support for…
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