Smart chip charges your smartphone in 10 minutes

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/smart-chip-charges-your-smartphone-in-10-minutes/

Spilled water inspires renewable energy startup

http://m.gbcghana.com/1.5634510

A brother and sister in the Philippines invented a lamp that runs entirely on metal and salt water.

http://www.upworthy.com/a-brother-and-sister-in-the-philippines-invented-a-lamp-that-runs-entirely-on-metal-and-salt-water?c=ufb1

Independent expert confirms that the "impossible" EM Drive actually works - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/independent-scientists-confirm-that-the-impossible-em-drive-produces-thrust

Say Hello To Earth 2.0! Historic Kepler Discovery Suggests We Are Not Alone | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/say-hello-earth-20-historic-kepler-discovery-suggests-we-are-not-alone

HTTPS Everywhere | Electronic Frontier Foundation

https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

The end of capitalism has begun | Books | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/17/postcapitalism-end-of-capitalism-begun?CMP=share_btn_fb

NASA Television | NASA

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Solar System Exploration: News & Events: News Archive: NASA's Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=49503&linkId=15514643

How to watch New Horizons Pluto flyby

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-watch-new-horizons-pluto-flyby-2015-7

New Horizons' Will Arrive At Pluto Tomorrow! | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/space/everything-you-need-know-about-new-horizons-arriving-pluto-tomorrow

IBM Discloses Working Version of a Much Higher-Capacity Chip - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/technology/ibm-announces-computer-chips-more-powerful-than-any-in-existence.html?_r=0&referrer=

Molecules Have Been Built Using a Laser Beam for the First Time | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/space/molecules-have-been-built-using-laser-beam-first-time

Industrious Manhattan man drives to work in homemade electric vehicles made of old car parts | Inhabitat New York City

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/industrious-manhattan-drives-to-work-in-homemade-electric-vehicles-made-of-old-car-parts/

Engineers have created a computer that operates on water droplets - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/engineers-have-created-a-computer-that-operates-on-water-droplets

*Makes me think of the fluidic computer on the Millennium Falcon in the first Star Wars movie. - Dan

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Industry Spotlight: VoIP Logic CEO Micah Singer Posted: 21 Jun 2015 11:45 PM PDT Voice was once the only thing telecom did, but is now just one of many types of data communications connected over endpoints that are now more often mobile and wireless than not.  The Voice over IP revolution started well over a decade ago, but it was really just the tip of an iceberg of communications over IP.  With us today to offer his perspective on the world of VoIP, Hosted PBX, and Unified Communications is the founder and CEO of VoIP Logic, Micah Singer.  ... [visit site to read more]

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A deep learning machine just beat humans in an IQ test - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/a-deep-learning-machine-just-beat-humans-in-an-iq-test

New York Times to Block Employees’ Desktop Access to Home Page Next Week - WSJ

http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-269B-3748

Ditching Fossil Fuels and Switching to 100% Renewables No Problem, Says Stanford Study - NationofChange

http://www.nationofchange.org/2015/06/12/ditching-fossil-fuels-and-switching-to-100-renewables-no-problem-says-stanford-study/

A new drug has been found that fast-tracks tissue regeneration - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-drug-has-been-found-that-fast-tracks-tissue-regeneration

Researchers have worked out how to make jet diesel from sugarcane - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-have-found-a-way-to-create-jet-diesel-from-sugarcane

NSA leak confirms Skynet is for real - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/nsa-leak-confirms-skynet-is-for-real

The US Air Force is building a hypersonic jet to cross the States in 30 minutes - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-air-force-is-building-a-hypersonic-jet-to-cross-the-states-in-30-minutes

Software or the Borg: A Starship's Greatest Threat?

http://m.space.com/29509-software-borg-starship-greatest-threat.html

The Leonard Nimoy Documentary 'For The Love Of Spock' Launches On Kickstarter

http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2015/06/star-trek-spock-leonard-nimoy-documentary-kickstarter/

Light-based computers will be even more awesome than we thought - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/computers-that-process-data-at-light-speed-will-be-even-more-efficient-than-we-thought

Look up! NASA is going to be testing a flying saucer over Hawaii - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/look-up-nasa-is-going-to-be-testing-a-flying-saucer-over-hawaii

Standing tall: R.I. pioneers ocean energy - News - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI

http://m.providencejournal.com/article/20150502/NEWS/150509919?utm_content=buffer6a1cc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Scientists have made soft, light batteries from wood pulp - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-made-soft-light-batteries-from-wood-pulp

California will fight the drought by turning sea water into drinking water - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/california-will-fight-drought-by-turning-sea-water-into-drinking-water

Japanese scientists reverse ageing in human cell lines - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/japanese-scientists-reverse-ageing-in-human-cell-lines

Scientists have found a way to end aluminium’s quantum monopoly - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-a-way-to-end-aluminium-s-quantum-monopoly

Artificial Intelligence Will Be Felt First In Robots That Can See And Learn - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2015/05/26/artificial-intelligence-will-be-felt-first-in-robots-that-can-see-and-learn/?utm_campaign=ForbesTech&utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_channel=Technology&linkId=14504059

We Can Now Make Computer Chips Out of Wood

http://gizmodo.com/wooden-computer-chips-might-lead-to-biodegradable-gadge-1707021124?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Scientists have found a way to print incredible properties onto objects - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-a-way-to-print-incredible-properties-onto-objects

New bionic contact lenses could make glasses obsolete - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/new-bionic-contact-lenses-could-make-glasses-obsolete

Living Microalgae Lamp Absorbs CO2 From the Air | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

http://inhabitat.com/living-microalgae-lamp-absorbs-co2-from-the-air/

Lightweight electric thrusters could propel nano-satellites to the Moon - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/ion-electrospray-engines-could-propel-cubesats-to-the-moon

Solar cells that work on cloudy days just hit a record-breaking 22.1% efficiency - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/black-silicon-solar-cells-have-just-hit-a-record-breaking-22-1-efficiency

Bernie Sanders' Bold, New Plan May Have Just Locked Down the Millennial Vote

http://m.mic.com/articles/118576/bernie-sanders-tuition-free-college-bill-should-win-him-every-millennial-vote-in-america

Revolutionary Silicon Chip Brings Us Closer To Light-Speed Computer Technology | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/revolutionary-silicon-chip-makes-light-work

15 Projects NASA Wants To Change From Science Fiction To Science Fact

http://space.io9.com/15-projects-nasa-wants-to-change-from-science-fiction-t-1703362134/+katharinetrendacosta

Changes in your blood can reveal cancer 13 years before it develops - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/changes-in-your-blood-can-reveal-cancer-13-years-before-it-develops

Physicists achieve superconductivity at room temperature - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-achieve-superconductivity-at-room-temperature?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=InArticleReadMore

Scientists have discovered a new state of matter, called 'Jahn-Teller metals' - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-discovered-a-new-state-of-matter-the-jahn-teller-effect

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Telecom Ramblings: "Industry Spotlight: Bank Street On Last Week's Fiber M&A – Part 2" plus 3 more

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• Industry Spotlight: Bank Street On Last Week's Fiber M&A – Part 2
• QTS to buy Carpathia
• Equinix Makes a Play for Telecity
• Network security metadata — bad networks trusted most

Industry Spotlight: Bank Street On Last Week's Fiber M&A – Part 2 Posted: 07 May 2015 05:52 AM PDT Last week was truly a remarkable one for M&A transactions and other strategically important developments in the world of Bandwidth Infrastructure, so we took the opportunity to sit down with Bank Street's James Henry (JH), Richard Lukaj (RL) and Peter Beckett (PB) to get their perspectives on the news and its implications for the sector. Here is the second part of our two-part interview in which we look at Lightower's merger with Fibertech and the formation of Communications Sales & Leasing. ... [visit site to read more]

QTS to buy Carpathia Posted: 07 May 2015 04:34 AM PDT In other data center merger news, QTS Realty Trust has found itself an inorganic target.  Yesterday they announced an agreement to acquire Carpathia Hosting for $326M, looking to move deeper into cloud-based services. ... [visit site to read more]

Equinix Makes a Play for Telecity Posted: 07 May 2015 04:16 AM PDT The global carrier neutral data center market turned into a soap opera this morning, as Equinix made an unexpected offer to acquire TelecityGroup. TelecityGroup is of course has been busy preparing to merge with Dutch-based Interxion since their own deal was announced three months ago, but Equinix is arguing that it's proposal would be a better idea. ... [visit site to read more]

Network security metadata — bad networks trusted most Posted: 07 May 2015 03:34 AM PDT This article was authored by Don Sambandaraksa, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net. Denial reigns among the cellcos in today's post-Snowden world. While the likes of Google, Yahoo and US cloud in general has been struggling to come up with answers to surveillance, scrutiny of our cellcos has been lacking, but grassroots ... [visit site to read more] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Earnings roundup: Cogent, GTT, EarthLink Posted: 08 May 2015 05:17 AM PDT Several competitive service providers posted their first quarter earnings this week, here's a quick review: ... [visit site to read more]

Birch Takes Out OrbitCom Posted: 08 May 2015 04:23 AM PDT After a year of mostly integrating Cbeyond and its other various acquisitions, Birch Communications has stepped back into the M&A market.  Yesterday they announced their 24th deal, a definitive agreement to acquire the customer assets of OrbitCom . ... [visit site to read more] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Google Has A Defined-Command Language Built Into Its Search Engine… | Super Aquarian

http://www.superaquarian.com/?p=707

The Tesla Battery Heralds The Beginning Of The End For Fossil Fuels | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/tesla-battery-heralds-beginning-end-fossil-fuels

How the NSA Converts Spoken Words Into Searchable Text - The Intercept

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/05/05/nsa-speech-recognition-snowden-searchable-text/

Deprecating Non-Secure HTTP | Mozilla Security Blog

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/04/30/deprecating-non-secure-http/

NASA has trialled an engine that would take us to Mars in 10 weeks - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-is-trialling-an-engine-that-could-be-faster-than-warp-drive?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1

Tesla Batteries: Just The Beginning Of How Technology Will Transform The Electric Grid | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/tesla-batteries-just-beginning-how-technology-will-transform-electric-grid

More Fatal Earthquakes to Come, Geologists Warn

http://www.newsweek.com/nepal-earthquake-could-have-been-manmade-disaster-climate-change-brings-326017.html

THE HOVERBIKE – MA Hoverbike

http://www.hover-bike.com/MA/the-hoverbike/how-you-can-own-it/

A 7-Year-Old Girl Got A New 3D-Printed Left Hand For The Wonderful Price Of $50

http://uproxx.com/technology/2015/04/a-7-year-old-girl-got-a-new-3d-printed-left-hand-for-the-wonderful-price-of-50/

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• Lightower to Buy Fibertech
• The logic of telco M&As
• Earnings Preview: Level 3's Integration Kicks Into High Gear

Lightower to Buy Fibertech Posted: 27 Apr 2015 09:06 AM PDT We have a major M&A move in the metro fiber space, and no it does not involve Zayo. In a transaction announced today, Lightower and Fibertech will be merging in an all cash deal. ... [visit site to read more] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The logic of telco M&As Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:45 AM PDT This article was authored by Jouko Ahvenainen, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net. Hutchison acquired O2. BT acquired EE. Years ago Hutchison sold  Orange that is a part of EE, and BT divested O2. Nokia acquires Alcatel-Lucent and becomes the second largest network vendor, i.e. a business it planned to divest for some years. These are just some examples, but what does it tell about telco business and its long term planning? ... [visit site to read more]

Earnings Preview: Level 3's Integration Kicks Into High Gear Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:15 AM PDT On Wednesday morning, Level 3 will report its first quarter earnings.  Hence, as has been our custom on this site, here is a quick preview of what to expect.  This will be Level 3's first full quarter with the tw telecom business added in, and I expect to see significant integration expenses in advance of cost savings that will necessarily follow a bit later.  Also of note, my admittedly limited reading of the currency markets suggests ... [visit site to read more]

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