Examples of this include the atmosphere for sound communications, glass optical fibers for some kinds of optical communications, coaxial cables for communications by way of the voltages and electric currents in them, and free space for communications using visible light, infrared waves, ultraviolet light, and radio waves.
For nurses, patient alarms and communications via Glass will allow a more natural workflow than is provided today with traditional wireless phones and pagers.
At a table sat Francis Englert, an assistant director for emergency communications, wearing glasses and a sweater rolled up at the sleeves.
"The Vogue September issue has become a cultural touchstone ahead of New York's Fashion Week,"said Chris Dale, who manages communications for the Glass team at Google.
Mutualink is demoing one such app today at APCO, a conference for public safety communications, with its Glass App for police, firefighters and first responders.
Much rarer, even, is the Medium, the person who can conduct conversations with spirits via Ouija boards or glass communications, so even if you have The Gift, you may not be able to talk with ghosts.
Researchers at an Ohio Air Force base are working on a project called Batman, which tests potential uses for Glass, including communications between ground teams and overhead aircraft, both in military situations and for first-responder pararescue teams.
Pound for pound stronger than steel, lighter than cotton, thin as a human hair, flexible as silk, transparent as air, these fibers, drawn from glass, may revolutionize communications.
Bridges connect the buildings, the cafeteria doubles as the central communications hub and every room has a glass wall.
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Corning Inc., a leading maker of glass fiber used in high-speed communications, plans to add 700 jobs and spend $50 million to expand a plant in Erwin, N.Y.
