'Bulletproof' battery: Kevlar membrane for safer, thinner lithium rechargeables
New battery technology from the University of Michigan should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013.
View ArticleLet hackers in: Experts say traps might be better than walls
Ever since the Internet blossomed in the 1990s, cybersecurity was built on the idea that computers could be protected by a digital quarantine. Now, as hackers routinely overwhelm such defenses, experts...
View ArticleStolen SIM card keys could be powerful spy tool (Update)
It would be another powerful tool in the arsenal of US and British spy services: encryption keys for a large share of the SIM cards used for mobile phones.
View ArticleVertical farming will produce edible greens in Newark
Welcome to your grocery-getting, cooking and eating future. You will want to get more familiar with phrases such as "vertical farming" and "controlled agriculture" to grasp what may be a growing force...
View ArticlePanoptes offers obstacle-avoidance system for drones
A device designed to deliver low-speed obstacle avoidance for drones, working indoors and outdoors, is being proposed in the form of the Panoptes eBumper4 from Panoptes Systems. No question, drones are...
View ArticleResearchers develop revolutionary 3D printing technology
A 3D printing technology developed by Silicon Valley startup, Carbon3D Inc., enables objects to rise from a liquid media continuously rather than being built layer by layer as they have been for the...
View ArticleChinese hackers targeted SE Asia, India for last decade: report
A cyber espionage group most likely sponsored by China has been snooping on governments and businesses in Southeast Asia and India undetected for the last ten years, Internet security company FireEye...
View ArticleJennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, talks 'civic hacking'
Jennifer Pahlka captains a brigade of 16,000 volunteer programmers who are using technology to make government better, one city at a time.
View ArticleAs student tests move online, keyboarding enters curriculum
Seven-year-old Ja'Niyah Smith's first-grade class filed into a computer lab at a suburban San Francisco school recently and, as they do every week, practiced using mouses to pop bubbles with a cartoon...
View ArticleData deluge: MLB rolls out Statcast analytics on Tuesday
Which outfielder sprints the fastest and runs the longest to snag line drives into the gap? Which shortstop is best at throwing from the grass to nip the runner at first? Which catcher gets the ball to...
View ArticleReady for liquor bottles smart enough to talk smart phones?
The message-in-a-bottle routine is going Wi-Fi. And that means pretty soon you'll have your very own mini Times Square at the bar, right on the bottle.
View ArticleSoftware designed to plan NASA space missions applied to online advertising
Ever opened a webpage to see an advertisement that's pertinent to your recent search history? Perhaps you've recently browsed online for a new car, and opened a webpage to see an ad for that specific...
View ArticleFed agency blames giant hack on 'neglected' security system
The agency that allowed hackers linked to China to steal private information about nearly every federal employee—and detailed personal histories of millions with security clearances—failed for years to...
View ArticleFederal agencies are wide open to hackers, cyberspies
Passwords written down on desks. Outdated anti-virus software. "Perceived ineptitude" in information technology departments.
View ArticlePersonnel office not the worst in terms of lax cybersecurity
The federal government has for years failed to take basic steps to protect its data from hackers and thieves, putting at risk everything from nuclear secrets to the private tax information of hundreds...
View ArticleDeepening dependency on technology raises risk of breakdowns
When technology breaks down now, people's lives go haywire, too.
View ArticleHigh-tech aerospace exhibit starts world tour at Smithsonian
With space shuttles now housed in history museums, innovators in aerospace are thinking of newer, better ways humans could reach space. One idea: What about a space elevator?
View ArticleCellphones can steal data from 'air-gapped computers'
Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have discovered that virtually any cellphone infected with a malicious code can use GSM phone frequencies to...
View ArticleFive things to know about artificial intelligence and its use
In the sci-fi thriller "Ex Machina," the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence are embodied in a beautiful, cunning android named Ava. She puts her electronic smarts to work with frightening...
View ArticleLabs team to build new solar optics system
The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute and Dallas-based Skyven Technologies have been awarded a National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovation Research program grant to build...
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