The research on browser-based botnets presented during the recent Blackhat conference in Las Vegas touches…
Month: August 2013
Internet search engines drove US librarians to redefine themselves
Although librarians adopted Internet technology quickly, they initially dismissed search engines, which duplicated tasks they…
First hundred thousand years of our universe
Researchers have taken the furthest look back through time yet — 100 years to 300,000…
UCSB study reveals that overthinking can be detrimental to human performance
Trying to explain riding a bike is difficult because it is an implicit memory. The…
Children and magnets have a dangerous attraction, end up in the ER
Cases involving children ingesting magnets quintupled between 2002 and 2011, with ingestion of multiple magnets…
Micro-machines for the human body: Researchers adapt microscopic technology for bionic body parts and other medical devices
Tiny sensors and motors tell your smartphone screen to rotate and your camera to focus….
Synthetic polymers enable cheap, efficient, durable alkaline fuel cells
A new cost-effective polymer membrane can decrease the cost of alkaline batteries and fuel cells…
Making connections in the eye: Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain
Using a combination of human and artificial intelligence, scientists have mapped all the wiring among…
Scientists create tiny bendy power supply for even smaller portable electronics
Scientists have created a powerful micro-supercapacitor, just nanometers thick and less than half a centimeter…
The temperature tastes just right: Scientists discover previously unknown thermal sensor in insects linked to taste, smell
Animals have evolved very sensitive temperature sensors to detect the relatively narrow margin in which…