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Researchers crack London tube card security

Researchers crack London tube card security

Researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands have successfully cracked the security of the Oyster card used for fare payments on buses and tubes in London..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 26 2008 10:30AM Security
Video game technology aids beating-heart surgery

Video game technology aids beating-heart surgery

A team of cardiac surgeons in the U.S. have found another use for stereoscopic glasses that are typically used for video gaming.
Staff Writers Jun 10 2008 3:20PM Hardware
Researchers map out web badlands

Researchers map out web badlands

Domains in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines have been named as the most potentially dangerous on the web.
Shaun Nichols Jun 6 2008 7:44AM Security
Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Researchers are developing flexible computer displays that will change shape, respond to touch and physics, and fold to fit users’ pockets.
Liz Tay Jun 5 2008 6:32PM Hardware
Researchers simplify quantum cryptography

Researchers simplify quantum cryptography

Quantum cryptography, the most secure method of transmitting data, has taken a step closer to mainstream viability with a technique that simplifies the distribution of keys..
Robert Jaques Jun 3 2008 7:20AM Security
Robotics handbook explores past, present and future

Robotics handbook explores past, present and future

The dream to create machines that are skilled and intelligent is now becoming part of our world’s striking reality, according to robotics expert Bruno Siciliano.
Liz Tay Jun 2 2008 1:50PM Hardware
GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices

GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices

A chemical compound known as gallium nitrade (GaN) could replace silicon for high-power and high-temperature electronics.
Liz Tay May 27 2008 7:34AM Hardware
Cyber security author discusses economics of protecting cyberspace

Cyber security author discusses economics of protecting cyberspace

U.S. economists have launched a book that claims to document the first systematic analysis of the economics of protecting cyberspace.
Liz Tay May 23 2008 2:35PM Security
Living computers best left Open Source, researcher says

Living computers best left Open Source, researcher says

Researchers are making headway in creating computers from genetically altered bacteria -- but don’t expect to see these “living computers” in the enterprise anytime soon.
Liz Tay May 21 2008 4:08PM Hardware
SmartBadge techs up U.S. police

SmartBadge techs up U.S. police

A newly-designed law enforcement gadget aims to improve the safety of U.S. officers by incorporating technology into a next-generation police badge.
Liz Tay May 13 2008 2:10PM Oddware
3D ultrasound wand to aid autonomous robotic surgeons

3D ultrasound wand to aid autonomous robotic surgeons

Researchers have developed ultrasound extensions to contemporary medical robots that could make surgical procedures safer for patients.
Liz Tay May 8 2008 3:04PM Hardware
Software doubles P2P file sharing speeds

Software doubles P2P file sharing speeds

Researchers have developed file sharing software that doubles peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer speeds by identifying nearby computers.
Liz Tay May 5 2008 3:40PM Software
Researchers create nanowires that grow on trees

Researchers create nanowires that grow on trees

Nanowires that grow from long, twisting tree trunks could yield a new breed of nanomaterials, scientists say.
Liz Tay May 2 2008 2:01PM Hardware
Three-dimensional PDFs for Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and above

Three-dimensional PDFs for Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and above

A new software technique has been developed to allow interactive, three-dimensional visualisations to be embedded into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Liz Tay Apr 29 2008 3:32PM Software
Protecting human values from Human-Computer Interaction

Protecting human values from Human-Computer Interaction

These days, it is nigh on impossible to stop the infiltration of technology into our lives. Business communications are conducted via phone or e-mail. Information is searched for and obtained online. Even our kitchens are getting smarter, with Internet-enabled fridges opening doors to food for both the body and mind.
Liz Tay Apr 24 2008 4:25PM Software
Self-assembling ‘perfect mirrors’ could pave the way for optical computers

Self-assembling ‘perfect mirrors’ could pave the way for optical computers

A newly-developed method for the manufacture of diamond-like crystals could yield “perfect mirrors” that vastly improve optical technologies, paving the way for future sensor technology, optical computers, and circuits that use light instead of electronic signals to process information.
Liz Tay Apr 24 2008 11:51AM Hardware
Researchers determine source of SQL attacks

Researchers determine source of SQL attacks

Security researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) have discovered a utility that served as the foundation for a series of attacks that compromised thousands of websites and infected millions of users' PCs over the past several months.
Jim Carr Apr 21 2008 9:51AM Security
Computer system makes best sports bets

Computer system makes best sports bets

Researchers have created a computer ranking system that consistently predicts US basketball rankings more accurately than polls of sportswriters, coaches, currently used formulas and computer models, and even the tournament seeds themselves.
Liz Tay Apr 5 2008 12:16PM Software
Virtual world to help children cope with cancer

Virtual world to help children cope with cancer

Researchers in Canada are developing an online virtual world in which children with cancer can talk with others about their illness, and manage symptoms caused by cancer and other chronic diseases.
Liz Tay Apr 5 2008 12:15PM Software
Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers have successfully launched attacks against common heart pacemakers..
Shaun Nichols Mar 16 2008 8:19PM Hardware

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