
Security at Your Fingertips
A new pocket device reads
fingerprints and validates
them by wireless access to a
computer. With this
biometrics system, users can
avoid using passwords, and
get simpler and more secure
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Protect Yourself From Computer Hackers
Computer scientists observe
that the people most at risk
for the loss of private
information and other
computer problems are those
who create easily guessed
passwords and user names.
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Cell Phone Viruses
As cell phones, PDAs, and
other wireless devices
become more sophisticated,
hackers are starting to
spread viruses that can
infect them. Software
engineers have developed an
application that allows a PC
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Medical Records on Your Cell Phone
New software technology
allows cell phone and PDA
users to download their
medical records, making them
quickly accessible in case
of emergency. The new
software, to be available in
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Computer Scientists Attach Images to Passwords to Prevent Fraud
Web sites that visualize images while the user enters a password could help prevent impostors from stealing personal data or money. The user would see a familiar image for every letter typed, thus ... > more -
Physical Chemists Develop New High-Capacity Storage Technology
Holograms allow permanent optical data storage and retrieval with far higher densities than CDs or DVDs, using the interference patterns of two lasers. Physical chemists are now developing the ... > more -
Information Technologists Design System To Recognize Palm Vein Patterns
Engineers have developed a scanner that reads the unique characteristics of the veins under a person's palm. It removes the need for people to show identification or relay sensitive information like ... > more -
Computer Scientists Develop Program To Decipher Location Of Photograph
Computer scientists designed a program that can analyze a photograph to identify where it was taken. The program scans the scene on the photo, noting colors, textures and lines, and uses these ... > more -
Physicists' Invention Opens Access to Computers for Persons with Tremors
For $100, people with tremors could finally be able to use a computer mouse. A new mouse adapter filters out the high-frequency, shaky component of the movement, transmitting only the steady ... > more -
Meteorologists Use Weather Knowledge to Predict Path of Toxic Spills
Homeland security officials are tapping researchers' capability to predict the paths of toxic waste spills and hazardous airborne particles. Using computer science and mathematics, along with ... > more -
Computer Software Spots Traffic Accidents
Ohio State University scientists have created software that can identify traffic accident hot spots on state roadways. Right now, it is being used by the Ohio State Highway Patrol ... > more -
Digital Photographers Offer Virtual Storage Solutions
Digital photographers have a new way to safeguard assets in a residence or business. State-of-the-art digital recording apparatus is used to create inventory, which is kept on several protected ... > more -
Computer Scientists Create System That Gives Users A Sense Of Touch
A non-mechanical haptic interface allows computer users to manipulate a three dimensional object on screen and receive immediate tactile response from the surroundings of that object. The interface ... > more -
Finding A Whatchamacallit On The Web
VizSeek is one of the first search engines on the Internet to use a photograph, a 2D image, or a 3D model and transform it into a 3D shape. The search can be narrowed with additional information. The ... > more
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