Technology

Coffee Shop Hackers Can Snoop- Even When You Are Not On The Internet

You may feel safe working at the coffee house because you are not using their public Wi-Fi connection. Think again. And that smartphone is even more vulnerable to snooping. The new breed of coffee shop hackers can see what you're doing by analyzing th ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2015 - 12:28pm

Air Asia 8501- Tail To Be Raised

Air Asia 8501- Tail To Be Raised The recently located tail of Air Asia flight 8501 is to be raised according to reports by Detik News. ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jan 8 2015 - 1:17pm

What's Better, Pop-Up Fabrication Or 3-D Printing?

It won't exactly set off a Blu-ray versus HD-DVD cultural firestorm, but there is an alternative to 3-D printing. And it's better in many ways.  Pop-up assembly relies on compression buckling. If that sounds like one of children's books, wit ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2015 - 4:40pm

2015 Is The Year To Try 3-D Printing At Home

The first Kinematics dress, now acquired by the MoMA. Nervous System By Martijn Gommeren, Cardiff Metropolitan University Have you considered buying a 3D printer? A major spectacle at the Consumer Entertainment Show in Las Vegas for the last two years, th ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 10 2015 - 9:00am

DNA Trax: Spray-On DNA Barcode Tracks Harmful Chemicals

By Marsha Lewis, Inside Science (Inside Science TV) – Everything from food, to air to water runs the risk of becoming contaminated. Now, chemists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have developed a technology that can detect and tr ...

Article - Inside Science - Jan 13 2015 - 9:00am

Air Asia Black Box Located

Air Asia Black Box Located Detik News reports that divers operating from the vessel KN Jadayat have located the black box from Air Asia flight 8501. Sunday, 01/11/2015 19:26 pm Divers from KN Jadayat Discover Aircraft Black Box In Crushed Wreckage M Iqbal ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jan 11 2015 - 8:55am

VR Game Detects Mild Cognitive Impairment

A recent study showed that a virtual reality cognitive training game could be a screening tool for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among a sample of older adults. Mild cognitive impairment  is a condition that often predates Alzheimer's ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2015 - 9:30am

Donate Data! How Your Digital Footprint Can Be Used For Public Good

Donate data like blood and we can look for answers in the patterns we find. nomadFra/Shutterstock By Anya Skatova,University of Nottingham and James Goulding, University of Nottingham ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 12 2015 - 7:30pm

Air Asia Fuselage Found- Photos

Air Asia Fuselage Found- Photos The fuselage of Air Asia 8501 has been found.  Underwater photos taken by a ROV were posted on Facebook by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, reposted below. << Singapore Navy ship locates fuselage of AirAsia QZ8501 >> ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jan 14 2015 - 6:50pm

In Defense Of Mass US Government Spying, There's No Technological Replacement For Bulk Data Collection

No one in the United States or foreign governments like that the Obama administration was caught spying on everyone at unprecedented levels- it was always a 'gentleman's agreement' to use some prudence and not get caught. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 15 2015 - 12:31pm