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The Perfect Clone: Researchers Hack RFID Smartcards
November 3, 2011 Professional safecrackers use a stethoscope to find the correct combination by listening to the clicks of the lock. Researchers have now demonstrated how to bypass the security mechanisms of a widely ... > full story -
Fighting Violent Gang Crime With Math
October 31, 2011 Mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a mathematical algorithm to identify street gangs involved in unsolved violent crimes -- the ... > full story -
Internet Privacy Tools Are Confusing, Ineffective for Most People
October 31, 2011 Internet users who want to protect their privacy by stopping advertisers and other companies from tracking their online behavior will have great difficulty doing so with commonly available "opt-out" ... > full story -
Multiple Malaria Vaccine Offers Protection to People Most at Risk
October 26, 2011 A new malaria vaccine could be the first to tackle different forms of the disease and help those most vulnerable to infection, a study ... > full story -
Access to Legal Aid Depends a Lot on Where You Live, Report Says
October 26, 2011 Half of Americans are confronting a civil legal problem at any one time, according to one estimate. Without access to legal assistance, they may lose a home, a job, maybe custody of a child. For ... > full story -
US Residents Say Hawaii's Coral Reef Ecosystems Worth $33.57 Billion Per Year
October 21, 2011 The American people assign an estimated total economic value of $33.57 billion for the coral reefs of the main Hawaiian Islands. The findings came from survey of 3,100 households -- from all US ... > full story -
Internet Security: Researchers Break W3C Standard
October 19, 2011 Standards are supposed to guarantee security, especially in the WWW. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main force behind standards like HTML, XML, and XML Encryption. But implementing a W3C ... > full story -
iPhone Turned Into spiPhone: Smartphone Senses Nearby Keyboard Vibrations and Deciphers Sentences
October 18, 2011 Engineers have discovered how to program a smartphone to sense nearby keyboard vibrations and decipher complete sentences with up to 80 percent ... > full story -
Pecan Pest Information: Harnessing the Internet for Stakeholders in Production Agriculture
October 17, 2011 A new article examines the Pecan Pest Information Platform for Extension and education ... > full story -
The Future of Airport Passport Control
October 14, 2011 Digital security specialists, major European electronics makers, and experts in biometrics worked together to make passport control at airports faster. The technology also could have broader ... > full story
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