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Photonic switching beckons 100x Internet speeds

By james | Published: July 22, 2008

Full Story at Techworld Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed technology that could boost the throughput of existing networks by 100-fold without costing the consumer any more, and its all thanks to a scratch on a piece of glass. After four years of development, University of Sydney scientists say the Internet is set [...]

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E-gold Owners Plead Guilty To Money Laundering

By james | Published: July 22, 2008

More at Slashdot.org The three owners of Internet currency service e-gold have pled guilty to money laundering in the U.S. District Court for D.C.. The service is based in the West Indies, but the directors apparently live in Florida. They haven’t been sentenced yet, but potentially face decades in prison and millions in fines. In [...]

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ReWalk suit for paraplegics

By james | Published: July 22, 2008

More at Hack a Day By using unique robotic control algorithms, the suit works with the user rather than for the user. This allows the user to experience the sensation of walking autonomously and a chance at a normal life.

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