Online sharing helps hackers sharpen 'spears'
Sharing on social media helps hackers sharpen "spear phishing" attacks they use to trick their way into computers, security experts said Monday.
View ArticleMolten metal solidifies into a new kind of glass
(Phys.org) —When a molten material cools quickly, parts of it may have enough time to grow into orderly crystals. But if the cooling rate is too fast for the entire melt to crystallize, the remaining...
View ArticleNew study shows frozen mummy Inca children given coca and alcohol before...
(Phys.org) —A new study conducted by an international team of experts has resulted in evidence showing that three Inca children sacrificed approximately 500 years ago ingested coca and alcohol in the...
View ArticleScientific study turns understanding about evolution on its head
(Phys.org) —Our understanding of how animals on the planet evolved may be wrong, according to scientists at the University.
View ArticleJumping crystals: Kinematic analysis of light-induced jumping crystals
Live beings are not the only things that can move around – it turns out that small crystals can also rotate or even jump. Scientists from United Arab Emirates and Russia have now systematically...
View ArticleThe Sun's ripple effect
A new study co-authored by Boston University astronomers indicates that a bow shock (a dynamic boundary between the Sun's heliosphere and the interstellar medium) is highly likely. These findings...
View ArticleGenome duplication aids plant's survival in saline soils
(Phys.org) —Having more than two sets of chromosomes can increase a plant's ability to take up nutrients and survive in saline soils, a joint study by Purdue University and the University of Aberdeen...
View ArticlePlanetary 'runaway greenhouse' more easily triggered, research shows
(Phys.org) —It might be easier than previously thought for a planet to overheat into the scorchingly uninhabitable "runaway greenhouse" stage, according to new research by astronomers at the University...
View ArticleLearning from a virus: Keeping genes under wraps
(Phys.org) —By studying how a virus that infects most people at some point in their lives packages its genetic material during infection, an international collaboration of researchers has made...
View ArticleInspector General audit finds problems with NASA's cloud computing efforts
(Phys.org) —The Office of the Inspector General, led by Paul Martin, has published the results of an audit of NASA's cloud computing efforts and has found many such efforts lack proper security. The...
View ArticleWill robots take over the world?
Robots can do a lot for us: they can explore space or they can cut our toenails. But do advances in robotics and artificial intelligence hold hidden threats? Three leaders in their fields answer...
View ArticleResearchers create sub-10-nanometer graphene nanoribbon patterns
New research at Rice University shows how water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers wide.
View ArticleLifelike cooling for sunbaked windows: Adaptable microfluidic circulatory...
Sun-drenched rooms make for happy residents, but large glass windows also bring higher air-conditioning bills. Now a bioinspired microfluidic circulatory system for windows developed by researchers at...
View ArticleResearchers overcome technical hurdles in quest for inexpensive, durable...
Electronic touch pads that cost just a few dollars and solar cells that cost the same as roof shingles are one step closer to reality today.
View ArticleCane toad pioneers speed up invasions
(Phys.org) —Climate change is one of a number of stressors that cause species to disperse to new locations. Scientists must be able to predict dispersal rates accurately, as the movement of a new...
View ArticleTeam makes breakthrough in solar energy research
The use of plasmonic black metals could someday provide a pathway to more efficient photovoltaics (PV) —- the use of solar panels containing photovoltaic solar cells —- to improve solar energy...
View ArticleVolkswagen stops academics from revealing car hack
A British university is delaying the release of an academic paper on how the anti-theft systems of millions of Volkswagen vehicles are at risk of being hacked after the German carmaker took legal...
View ArticleTo infinity and beyond: Teleporting humans into space
In the science fiction show, Star Trek, teleportation is a regular and significant feature. But how much time and power is required to send the data needed to teleport a human being?
View ArticleResearchers identify cause of LED 'efficiency droop'
(Phys.org) —Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called "efficiency droop" that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of...
View ArticleSimulations aiding study of earthquake dampers for structures
Researchers have demonstrated the reliability and efficiency of "real-time hybrid simulation" for testing a type of powerful damping system that might be installed in buildings and bridges to reduce...
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