Search results for infrastructure system:
Smart Grid Technology: Vulnerable To Hackers
Mar 23, 2009 |
5 / 5 (4) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Smart Grids are digitally based electricity distribution and transmission systems and test have shown that a hacker can break into the system resulting in a massive blackout.
US electricity grid hit by cyber attacks: report
Apr 08, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (8) |
2
Chinese and Russian cyber-spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programs that could be used to disrupt the system, a report said Wednesday.
Cisco outlines strategy for Smart Grid infrastructure
May 18, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Continuing its expansion into lucrative business niches, Cisco Systems on Monday will announce its entrance into the smart grid infrastructure market, which the company estimates will grow to $20 billion a year within the ...
New sensors capable of measuring damage to infrastructure
Jan 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Genda Chen, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was recently awarded a patent for "Strain Sensitive Coax Cable Sensors for ...
US boots up new unified cybersecurity center
Oct 30, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon on Friday on a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity efforts.
Clemson researchers study energy savings with electric cars and IntelliDrive technology
Sep 28, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Clemson University researchers have been awarded a $470,000 National Science Foundation grant to study making plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) more efficient to reduce fossil fuel use.
On the road to secure car-to-car communications
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 14, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project works out how to keep car-to-car data transmissions private and secure from malicious hackers.
Car horns warn against natural disasters
Jul 20, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
In the past, sirens howled to warn the population against floods, large fires or chemical accidents. Today, however, there is no extensive warning system in Germany, as most sirens were dismantled after the ...
YouTube to support 1080p high-definition videos
Nov 13, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
(AP) -- YouTube says starting next week it will support the same high-resolution video that can now be seen on flat screen TVs.
FutureGrid to provide platform for experimental computation
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the next few months, a consortium that includes the University of Chicago will establish FutureGrid, a collaborative next-generation system for experimental scientific supercomputing.
Motorola Features First Public Safety Suite of 4G Wireless Broadband Applications Delivered on 700 MHz
Nov 10, 2008 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Motorola, Inc. is demonstrating public safety wireless broadband applications over a live, 700 MHz wireless broadband system, which represents an industry first and an important milestone in advancing agency communications.
'Anti-aging' technique for computer software systems
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
2
A University of Leicester researcher has investigated creating an optimum ‘anti-aging cream’ for computer software systems.
Home, James - public transport gets personal
Aug 19, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has developed technologies that pave the way for highly efficient unmanned public transport systems in our cities.
US cybersecurity chief warns of 'market' in malware
Jun 17, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
More must be done to combat the lucrative trade in malicious software, which threatens sensitive government networks and personal data, the head of the US National Cybersecurity Center warned Tuesday.
P2P traffic control
Jan 07, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
2
Could a concept from information technology familiar to online file sharers be exploited to reduce road congestion and even traffic accidents? That is the question answered in the affirmative by researchers in California, ...
