Laser Brings a Bolt of Discovery

According to USA Today a high-powered laser has been used to trigger electrical activity within a thunderstorm. This artificially triggered lightning strikes allow researchers to study how and why lightning forms, and also give engineers a way to evaluate and test the lightning sensitivity of airplanes and infrastructure, such as power lines.

Researchers are sure that the laser causes electrical activity because they observed that some minor electric events were synchronized with the laser, precisely at the position where the laser beam was emitted.

Conference Calling: The Best Way Of Modern Communication

I think I wrote in the past about Conference Calling once, recalling my memories of a university students project. It was time when I didn’t really realize the importance of Call Conferencing but now being in Information Technology and having meetings with clients abroad, I’ve found it the best and the most convenient way of communication across the world. The best thing I found in conference calling is that the long long distant messages are conveyed rightly and promptly, and a good number of people you can have i.e. specifically if you’re working on an offshore project, and people are from many different areas.

I’ve experienced both Phone Conference and Conference Calls using Web Aps like Skype etc, and found both useful for different times. I found Skype good, but sometimes due to problems with internet it may not work properly. On the other hand if you have services of a good company for phone conferencing it’ll give you a better experience.

Mobiles Helping the Victims Of Violence

Thouasnds of victims of domestic violence could be given a lifeline by a scheme to turn old mobile phones into emergency alarms.

The Fonesforsafety campaign encourages people to donate their old handsets, which are then reconfigured to become “999 only” personal alarms.

The phones, which will be distributed free of charge, can also receive incoming calls and text messages for added reassurance. There are an estimated 52 million unused mobiles in Britain, and that number is set to increase as people dispose of their old handsets in favour of newer models bought as Christmas presents.

 

 

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