
Security Risks Found in Sensors for Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics
The type of sensors that
pick up the rhythm of a
beating heart in implanted
cardiac defibrillators and
pacemakers are vulnerable to
... > full story

New Record in Wireless Data Transmission
Researchers have achieved
the wireless transmission of
40 Gbit/s at 240 GHz over a
distance of one kilometer.
Researchers say that their
most recent demonstration
sets a new world record and
... > full story

Benefit Vs. Risk of Facial Recognition Technology
Law enforcement agencies are
using facial recognition
software as a crime-fighting
tool. Now businesses are
looking to use the
technology to reach
... > full story

Global Networks Must Be Redesigned, Experts Urge
The increasing
interdependencies between
the world's technological,
socio-economic, and
environmental systems have
the potential to create
... > full story
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Telerehabilitation Allows Accurate Assessment of Patients With Low Back Pain
May 20, 2013 A new "telerehabilitation" approach lets physical therapists assess patients with low back pain over the Internet, with good accuracy compared with face-to-face examinations, reports a new ... > full story -
Collecting DNA for Human Rights: How to Help While Safeguarding Privacy
May 15, 2013 DNA databases might help identify victims of crime and human trafficking, but how do we safeguard the personal privacy of innocent victims and family members? A new report identifies a number of key ... > full story -
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New Software Spots, Isolates Cyber-Attacks to Protect Networked Control Systems
May 14, 2013 Researchers have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems -- which are used to coordinate transportation, power and other infrastructure ... > full story -
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Improving Communication During Disasters
May 13, 2013 A small armband which can be attached to the injured. An information board containing a complete visual record of events. This is technology helping to improve communications during major national ... > full story -
Cyberthreats Must Require Governments and Businesses to Be 'Cyberrisk Intelligent'
May 2, 2013 In an age where cybersecurity is of foremost interest for governments and businesses, public and private organizations must deploy risk-intelligence governance to secure their digital communications ... > full story -
Protecting Hospitals from 'New' Terrorist Threats
May 2, 2013 Health care facilities play a vital role in the UK’s terrorism contingency plans, but a new study provides a timely warning to managers, regulatory bodies and government that crucial services ... > full story -
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Shifting the Burden of Recycling
April 30, 2013 Over the past two decades governments around the world have been experimenting with a new strategy for managing waste. By making producers responsible for their products when they become wastes, ... > full story -
'Smart' Paper and Antennaless RFID Tags
April 30, 2013 Researchers have developed a method to embed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in paper, which could help combat document counterfeiting, and have developed antennaless RFID tags for use on ... > full story -
Why People Quit and Come Back to Facebook
April 30, 2013 With more than a billion active accounts worldwide, it can be easy to forget that some people don’t use Facebook. A new study suggests that “non-use” of the social networking site ... > full story -
'Sequential' Pricing Can Increase Retail Profits
April 30, 2013 An in-depth study of so-called “sequential” pricing of retail products in both online and “bricks-and-mortar” stores found that the ability to set prices based on real-time ... > full story
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