Evasion is always a goal of cybercriminals. They are not above misusing legitimate sites and…
Month: April 2013
Evasive Maneuvers: Another BKDR_VERNOT Malware Spotted
Evasion is always a goal of cybercriminals. They are not above misusing legitimate sites and…
‘How’ often is more important than ‘why’ when describing breakups
Maybe rocker Greg Kihn was being prophetic in his 1981 hit, “The Breakup Song,” with…
Big ecosystem changes viewed through the lens of tiny carnivorous plants
The water-filled pool within a pitcher plant, it turns out, is a tiny ecosystem whose…
Galaxy goes green in burning stellar fuel
Astronomers have spotted the “greenest” of galaxies, one that converts fuel into stars with almost…
Repairing articular cartilage defects with an injectable gel engineered with gene modified BMSCs
Tissue engineering combined with gene therapy technology has the potential to manage the repair of…
New material approach should increase solar cell efficiency
A new research group brought together aspects of condensed matter physics, semiconductor device engineering, and…
Asian monsoon is getting predictable: Strong correlation between summer monsoon and preceding climate pattern
For much of Asia, the pace of life is tuned to rhythms of monsoons. Its…
Virtual, squishy creatures evolve to run using evolutionary algorithms
Scientists have created a computer algorithm that can be used to witness virtual creatures evolving…
Hundreds of tiny untethered surgical tools deployed in first animal biopsies
Using swarms of untethered grippers, each as small as a speck of dust, engineers and…