Here’s a speed test conducted at a coffee shop in Seoul using its free WiFi.
South Korea is a connected country. There’s free WiFi just about anywhere you go, even at the airport. And if you travel a lot, you know free WiFi at an airport is nearly impossible to come by. Not only is there free WiFi everywhere, but that Internet is much, much faster than what you typically get in the U.S.
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U.S. comes in 31st place on internet speed.
How fast we can access the internet is very important. There is evidence that internet bandwidth is a key driver of economic growth and online participation, and there is plenty of other research to point to its role in social value creation.
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This breakthrough could lead to the creation of long-range quantum networks.
University of Darmstadt scientists in Germany have stopped light for one minute. Light is usually the fastest thing in the known universe and travels at 300 million meters per second, but was stopped dead still inside a crystal for one full minute. This effectively creates light memory, where the image being carried by the light is stored in crystals. Beyond being utterly cool, this breakthrough could lead to the creation of long-range quantum networks — and perhaps, tantalizingly, this research might also give us some clues on accelerating light beyond the universal speed limit.
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Noise-canceling headphones could boost both the speed and reliability of Internet connections.
According to researchers, the basic mechanism behind noise-canceling headphones could boost both the speed and reliability of Internet connections. Their findings were published via Nature Photonics.
Why is the internet so slow in America?
You may notice that when you use the internet in the U.S. that the speed is slower compared to many other places in the world. Whether it’s a slow connection that can’t keep up with Skype or a very long download time, it is very clear that the internet in America is so slow compared to other places around the globe. (Infographic)
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Cheetah, a four-legged robot, lived up to its name on Monday, setting a new land speed record for legged robots by running at 18 mph on a treadmill at a laboratory in Massachusetts, its developer said.
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Sailrocket 2
The Sailrocket 2 isn’t designed for a casual afternoon on the lake. It’s engineered to set a new sailing speed record, and it’s in Namibia right now trying to do just that.
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CORDON – multi-target photo-radar system
Your days of speeding down the highway with only cop cars in speed traps to worry about are over. A company called Peak Gain System’s new CORDON multi-target photo radar system is able to track and identify up to 32 different vehicles across four lanes at once, automatically recording speeders for later fining. (Video)
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ISP speeds throughout a day
The FCC has collected data for the first time showing real-world speeds that Americans receive from their Internet providers. And the news is pretty good! Or, perhaps the news is pretty bad!
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The less you have to brake, the better your fuel economy.
With gas at nearly $4 per gallon you don’t need to buy a new car to get better mileage on your road trip this summer. Popular Mechanics put fuel-sipping advice to the test by outfitting an ordinary ten-year-old car with an extremely accurate fuel economy gauge and trying out all the gas-saving driving tactics we could think of. Here are six strategies that work, plus more quick tips for better MPG.
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Eurocopter X3
How could you make a helicopter go faster? You could probably add another engine. The answer is so simple and dead right. The engineers at Eurocopter also seem to have that same mentality and it worked.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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