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Study Suggests Ways To Improve Rail Safety
July 3, 2007 A new study conducted by two Penn State faculty members highlights the potential threats to America's railroad system, examines the response of government and the rail industry to the post-9/11 ... > full story -
Improving Security Through Satellite Telecommunications
June 28, 2007 Two companies are implementing an ESA-supported project to introduce an innovative solution for alarm monitoring and video surveillance via satellite to meet the increasing demand for security ... > full story -
Two Qubits In Action, New Step Towards The Quantum Computer
June 14, 2007 Researchers have succeeded in carrying out calculations with two quantum bits, the building blocks of a possible future quantum computer. Quantum computers have superior qualities in comparison to ... > full story -
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Scientists Create Electron Surf Machine
June 12, 2007 Scientists have found a new way to control the movement of individual electrons -- they are making them ride the crests of energy waves like ... > 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 -
Online Shoppers Will Pay Extra To Protect Privacy, Carnegie Mellon Study Shows
June 6, 2007 People are willing to pay extra to buy items from online retailers when they can easily ascertain how retailers' policies will protect their privacy, a new Carnegie Mellon University study ... > 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 -
Hackers Get Bum Rap For Corporate America's Digital Delinquency
March 13, 2007 Three out of five data breaches involving sensitive personal information are attributable to organizational malfeasance, according to a review of compromised records over the past 26 years. A better ... > full story
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