The growing could of mobile data could quadruple power demand of wireless networks by 2015, with massive emissions impacts.
Good thing that a new study from the GreenTouch consortium outlines energy efficiency measures that could cut net energy consumption 90% by 2020.
If you spent any time in school over the past generation or so, you probably experienced those old-time overhead flickering fluorescent light fixtures, and maybe you wondered if they were exchanging some kind of secret code with government spies, alien invaders, or maybe just with each other. Well, wonder no … [continued]
LED lights are more than an energy-efficient lighting alternative— they’re also a potential Wi-Fi replacement technology. Researcher at Boston University are working on Smart Lighting, a wireless technology based on visible light instead of radio frequency.
