Black Silicon Generates Hundreds of Times More Solar Power

New breakthrough type of silicon "generates hundreds of times more current than conventional silicon"; potential uses include x-rays, night vision, digital photography, in vitro imaging, infrared detectors, etc. More environmentally friendly and cheaper than current...

IntexyS and Lightfleet enable high bandwidth with free space

""IntexyS high-precision optical receivers are critical components to enable the game-changing, performance improvements that the Corowave interconnect technology achieves in system communications," said Chris Kruell, VP of Marketing at Lightfleet. "We chose the IntexyS SMOD...

Verizon FiOS Service Introduced in Brooklyn, NY

"Verizon announces that its ultra-fast FiOS Internet service is now available to customers in parts of Brooklyn's Canarsie, Mill Basin, Georgetown and Bergen Beach communities. The service is also available in several buildings in Williamsburg and downtown Brooklyn. FiOS...

Telecom's copper cutoff traps customers, hampers rivals

"They are not required, in most instances, to lease fiber to rival phone companies, as they are with the copper infrastructure  ... and customers will have limited options down the road."