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Computer Scientists Shed Light On Internet Scams
August 6, 2007 Computer scientists have found striking differences between the infrastructure used to distribute spam and the infrastructure used to host the online scams advertised in these unwanted email ... > full story -
Potential Flaws In Electronic Voting Systems, Review Finds
July 30, 2007 Flaws that leave electronic voting machines vulnerable to security attacks were discovered by University of California researchers as part of an unprecedented "Top-to-Bottom Review" of the systems ... > full story -
Thousands Of Atoms Swap 'Spins' With Partners In Quantum Square Dance
July 25, 2007 Physicists have induced thousands of atoms trapped by laser beams to swap "spins" with partners simultaneously. The repeated exchanges, like a quantum version of swinging your partner in a square ... > full story -
Who Should 'Own' Genetic Information?
July 8, 2007 We all share our genetic make up with relatives, but should we also share ownership of the results of DNA analysis or should this knowledge be considered private? A clinical geneticist believes that ... > full story -
South Asian Scots Have Increased Risk Of Heart Attacks
July 6, 2007 Scots of South Asian descent are significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack than the rest of the Scottish population, according to a recent ... > full story -
Does Circumcision Remove The Most Sensitive Parts Of The Penis?
June 27, 2007 The most common medical procedure in the US is infant male circumcision. The long-term-health impact of neo-natal circumcision has received little study while the consequences of circumcision on ... > full story -
New Quantum Key System Combines Speed, Distance
June 9, 2007 Researchers have built a prototype high-speed quantum key distribution system, based on a new detector system that achieves dramatically lower noise levels than similar ... > full story -
'Quantum Keys' Sent 200 Kilometers: New Long-Distance Record
June 1, 2007 Particles of light serving as "quantum keys" -- the latest in encryption technology -- have been sent over a record-setting 200-kilometer fiber-optic link by scientists. The experiment, using mostly ... > full story -
A Mighty Number Falls
May 21, 2007 Mathematicians and number buffs have their records. And at last, an international team has broken a long-standing one in an impressive feat of calculation. Mathematicians have just reached the end of ... > full story -
Security That Nets Malicious Web Sites
March 23, 2007 Have you ever wondered how fraudulent or malicious Web sites can rank highly on search engines like Google or Yahoo? Queensland University of Technology IT researcher Professor Audun Josang said a ... > full story
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