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New smart e-book system more convenient than paper-based books

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced today that its research team headed by Professor Howon Lee from the IT Convergence Research Institute has developed a technology that will ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Swiss scientists prove durability of quantum network

Scientists and engineers have proven the worth of quantum cryptography in telecommunication networks by demonstrating its long-term effectiveness in a real-time network.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

The perfect clone: Researchers hack RFID smartcards

Professional safecrackers use a stethoscope to find the correct combination by listening to the clicks of the lock. Researchers at the Ruhr-University Bochum have now demonstrated how to bypass the security mechanisms of ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NOAA releases status on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary marine resources

NOAA scientists have found that pressure from increasing coastal populations, ship and boat groundings, marine debris, poaching, and climate change are critically threatening the health of the Florida Keys ecosystem. Many ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Secure updates for navigation systems and company

At the push of a button by the driver, control units download the car manufacturer's new software -- such as enhanced map material for the navigation system. To ensure that this data channel is protected from hacker attack, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quantum eavesdropper steals quantum keys

(PhysOrg.com) -- In quantum cryptography, scientists use quantum mechanical effects to encrypt and then communicate confidential information. Although quantum cryptography codes are unbreakable in principle, even the best ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Making quantum cryptography truly secure

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is an advanced tool for secure computer-based interactions, providing confidential communication between two remote parties by enabling them to construct a shared secret key ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

2 whales found stranded in Fla. Keys are released

(AP) -- Two pilot whales found stranded in the Florida Keys have been released.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers weight safety of quantum cryptology

Scientists in Belgium and Spain have proved for the first time that new systems of quantum cryptology are much safer than current security systems. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Can an MP3 hack your car?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The idea that someone can get into your car without your permission isn't a new one. It's about as old as the coat hanger, but that was back in the days when you locks had a pull up button. ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast weblog

How genetic variations in neuroactive steroid-producing enzymes may influence drinking habits

One of the ways in which alcohol dependence (AD) may develop is through alcohol's effects on neural signaling, such as modulation of γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors. Alcohol may indirectly modulate GABAA ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers successfully hack into automobiles using passive keyless systems

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at a system security group at ETH Zurich in Switzerland were able to access ten automobiles from eight manufactures and drive them away.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 30 | with audio podcast weblog

U.S. plans to remove nonnative species from Florida Keys

Over the past century, as developers of the Florida Keys gobbled up pristine real estate, the federal government created four refuges along the island chain to protect wildlife and preserve habitat.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

New report outlines restoration activities to speed seagrass recovery in the Florida Keys

Results of a five-year monitoring effort to repair seagrass damaged in a boat grounding incident suggest that restoration techniques such as replanting seagrass can speed recovery time. The finding is included in a new report ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a Stockholm hotel, mobile phones replace room keys

Check-in and check-out and even opening the door to your room -- a mobile phone is the only key you need at a Stockholm hotel conducting a pilot project of new mobile applications, the participating companies ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0