http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- With cheques due to be phased out in the UK by 2018 new security technology developed at Oxford University could offer a replacement, allowing people a secure way to pay in almost any situation. http://www.physorg.com/news180342132.html Technology Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:30:01 EST news180342132 (PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists in California and elsewhere are deliberately setting out to compromise the mobile phone system used by around three billion people. The system uses Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) encryption technology to prevent eavesdropping. http://www.physorg.com/news179479214.html Technology Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:50:01 EST news179479214 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Texas at Austin scientists have shown that they can break "Vanish," a program that promised to self-destruct computer data, such as emails and photographs, and thereby protect a person's privacy. http://www.physorg.com/news173450942.html Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:49:34 EST news173450942 A system that allows biometric data to be used to create a secret key for data encryption has been developed by researchers in South Africa. They describe details of the new technology in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics this month. http://www.physorg.com/news168257774.html Technology Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:16:53 EST news168257774 (PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum key distribution (QKD) could be the next commercial success of quantum physics, and a recent study has taken the field a step closer to this reality. Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland and Corning Incorporated in New York have demonstrated a new QKD prototype that can distribute quantum keys over a distance of 250 km in the lab, improving upon the previous record of 200 km. The scientists hope that the achievement will lead to the goal of distributing quantum keys over intercity distances of 300 km in the near future. http://www.physorg.com/news167390366.html Physics Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:19:59 EST news167390366 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth researchers who were pioneers in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - a system that secures and authenticates computer communications - are now playing leading roles establishing Internet standards and guidelines for security. http://www.physorg.com/news166192419.html Technology Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:34:14 EST news166192419 Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information was sent over an eight node, mesh network. http://www.physorg.com/news165736188.html Physics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:50:19 EST news165736188 Quantum cryptography, a completely secure means of communication, is much closer to being used practically as researchers from Toshiba and Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory have now developed high speed detectors capable of receiving information with much higher key rates, thereby able to receive more information faster. http://www.physorg.com/news160274090.html Physics Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:36:30 EST news160274090 University of British Columbia researchers have discovered a "molecular key" that could help increase the success of blood stem cell transplants, a procedure currently used to treat diseases such as leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma and aplastic anemia. http://www.physorg.com/news159630432.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:47:31 EST news159630432 Research in PLoS Pathogens appears to solve a long standing medical mystery by identifying a viral protein, VP16, as the molecular key that prompts herpes simplex virus (HSV) to exit latency and cause recurrent disease. http://www.physorg.com/news157355011.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:44:32 EST news157355011 (AP) -- I'm sort of a public radio junkie, so if I'm in my car and the kids haven't usurped the radio dial, I'm likely tuned to "Morning Edition," "Marketplace" or "Fresh Air." Unfortunately, my short daily commute often leaves me catching just part of a compelling story or interview. http://www.physorg.com/news155991764.html Electronics Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:03:07 EST news155991764 Computer scientists affiliated with the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS), based at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with scientists at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium, deployed the first practical, web-based implementation of a secure, verifiable voting system for the presidential election held at UCL earlier this week. http://www.physorg.com/news155473407.html Technology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:03:44 EST news155473407 Reporting in the journal Nature, researchers led by Emad Alnemri, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, discovered a key protein component involved in inflammation. http://www.physorg.com/news151855433.html Biology Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:04:45 EST news151855433 (PhysOrg.com) -- BMW Group Research and Technology and NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, have unveiled a prototype of the world`s first multifunctional car key. The prototype features contactless payment, personalized access control, and advanced functionalities including public transport e-ticketing, to deliver an enhanced mobility experience. Powered by NXP's Smart security chip, the prototype - for the first time - allows drivers to perform quick, secure and convenient electronic payments with a car key, creating exciting new usage scenarios for future consumers. http://www.physorg.com/news143907609.html Technology Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:20:09 EST news143907609 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time the transmission of data secured by quantum cryptography is demonstrated within a commercial telecommunications network. 41 partners from 12 European countries, including academics from the University of Bristol, have worked on realising this quantum cryptographic network since April 2004. http://www.physorg.com/news142677178.html Physics Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:32:58 EST news142677178 (PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic communication is becoming more secure all over the world. Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Austrian Research Centers (ARC) and Graz University of Technology have joined forces to develop the first quantum cryptography chip for commercial use. The chip, which protects data by generating a completely random sequence of numbers from particles of light, replaces the currently used system of key distribution based on mathematical algorithms. http://www.physorg.com/news136819764.html Physics Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:29:24 EST news136819764 (PhysOrg.com) -- A virtual tactile keyboard could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use. http://www.physorg.com/news135959584.html Technology Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:33:04 EST news135959584