Amazingly, a pilot in the UK who lost his sight while flying a light aircraft was able to be safely guided back to earth by the Royal Air Force. The sudden blindness was caused by a stroke."A pilot who lost his...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 285 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This is the coolest thing I've heard in a while, scientists have used lasers to trigger electrical activity in clouds. I can just imagine a team of scientists in white gowns firing a big cannon into a cloud....
created by Rob Walker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 393 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
"Kabul (ANTARA News/AFP) - Afghanistan said Sunday it planned to sell up to 80 percent of its telecommunications arm in one of the most ambitious parts of the country`s ongoing privatisation programme.Bidders must register their interest in purchasing part of Afghan Telecom...
created by uusjio | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 187 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
While I was under the impression the infrastructure existed to actually improve our net speed and quality of access, this study suggests the opposite. I think it's much more likely that power will become an issue...
created by Rob Walker | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 482 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"As if the internet didn't have enough problems, what with the NSA trolling packets for sharp words and black hole routers swallowing packets, fishermen in Vietnam are now salvaging underseas fiber optic cables that connect the nation's computers to Thailand and Hong Kong,...
created by ganesha | 4 years ago 640 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
" POWELL, Wyo. - Hay and beans have fueled this rural economy for years. But it's fiber of another kind that city leaders believe is key to Powell's future. Plans are under way to build a fiber-optic network capable of delivering ultrafast Internet, cable TV and telephone...
created by Populux | 5 years ago 531 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
created by mtippett | 7 years ago | updated 6 years ago 18924 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments