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Security flaws in online banking sites found to be widespread

Security flaws in online banking sites found to be widespread

Technology / Internet

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or ...


Security flaws in online banking sites found to be widespread

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 23, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity.


Design revolution

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

A revolutionary approach to the design of consumer products - from automobiles to plasma TVs - could cut manufacturers' warranty costs significantly. Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Six Sigma an ...


Program helps in designing artificial DNA

Other Sciences /

created Feb 16, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Johns Hopkins University scientists say they've developed a Web-based, automated computer program that assists in designing artificial pieces of DNA.


Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under Stress

Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under Stress

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 0

In yet another twist on the strangeness of the nanoworld, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland-College Park have discovered that materials such as ...


'FEAsy' analyzes designs from raw sketches to speed parts creation (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Going back to the drawing board is much easier now that researchers have developed a new type of design program called FEAsy.


Computer vision may not be as good as thought

Computer vision may not be as good as thought

Technology / Other

created Jan 25, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 0

For years, scientists have been trying to teach computers how to see like humans, and recent research has seemed to show computers making progress in recognizing visual objects. A new MIT study, however, cautions ...


Lunar rock-like material may someday house moon colonies

Lunar rock-like material may someday house moon colonies

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dwellings in colonies on the moon one day may be built with new, highly durable bricks developed by students from the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.


Scientists develop method for verifying safety of computer-controlled devices

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed a new method for systematically identifying bugs in aircraft collision avoidance systems, high-speed train controls and other complex, ...


Zinc lozenges an ineffective treatment for colds

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 02, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Despite 20 years of research, the benefits of zinc lozenges as a therapy for the common cold have not been proven. A new study, published in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online, review ...


'Immersidata' improves interactive game development user-testing

Technology / Software

created Jun 07, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (18) | comments 0

USC engineers are perfecting a games user testing tool that captures and analyzes play experience to automatically detect weakness and flaws - and it may soon gauge player emotional involvement.


Tooling up for tomorrow's clever cars

Tooling up for tomorrow's clever cars

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 28, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Cars are becoming more complex, with a range of advanced features we could hardly have imagined a few years ago made possible by sophisticated software-driven electronics. The downside is, with more to go ...


Tiny 'MEMS' devices to filter, amplify electronic signals

Tiny 'MEMS' devices to filter, amplify electronic signals

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing a new class of tiny mechanical devices containing vibrating, hair-thin structures that could be used to filter electronic signals in cell phones and for other more ...


STMicroelectronics Pioneers Major Breakthrough in SoC Design

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created Jun 13, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Five years of research and development at STMicroelectronics are today revealed by the publication of a book on a novel chip design methodology. In their efforts, the authors of ‘Transaction Level Modeling with SystemC’ have p ...


New instrument covertly detects signals from illicit chemicals

New instrument covertly detects signals from illicit chemicals

Chemistry /

created Sep 03, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new award-winning innovation developed at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory can covertly detect chemical plumes at great distances and may help thwart future chemical or nuclear-based ...