Security
Two-factor authentication just got easier
A new, simpler version of two-factor authentication could broaden its protection to many smart devices that currently cannot support it.This article is brought to you by this site.
Month: July 2025
Security
WhoFi: New surveillance technology can track people by how they disrupt Wi-Fi signals
Hi-tech surveillance technologies are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you want sophisticated devices to detect suspicious behavior and alert authorities. But on the other, there is the need to protect individual privacy. Balancing […]
Electronics & Semiconductors
Review delineates approaches to human-robot interaction using biosignals
A new review paper on the latest trends and advancements in intuitive Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) using bio-potential and bio-impedance has been published in the journal Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering. The joint research team was led […]
Engineering
AI-driven framework creates defect-tolerant metamaterials with complex functionality
Many industrial products—from car bumpers to aerospace panels and medical implants—owe their performance to lightweight, cellular materials. These hard-working synthetics are engineered to meet specific functionality goals, but too often, defects introduced during the fabrication […]
Hi Tech & Innovation
New electrochemical process captures carbon from treated wastewater before release
The process of cleaning the water that flows down our drains and toilets can drastically raise carbon dioxide levels in nearby waterways. Two Johns Hopkins University scientists have found an innovative way to reduce levels […]
Security
Tally of Microsoft victims surges to 400 as hackers exploit SharePoint flaw
The number of companies and organizations compromised by a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers is increasing rapidly, with the tally of victims soaring more than six-fold in a few days, according to one […]
Electronics & Semiconductors
New memristor-based system could boost processing of radiofrequency signals
The development of more advanced technologies to process radiofrequency signals could further advance wireless communication, allowing devices connected to the internet to share information with each other faster and while consuming less energy. Currently, radio […]
Hi Tech & Innovation
Engineers develop a satellite-based navigation system for divers
Up to now, underwater navigation for divers has been limited primarily to orientation at distinctive points or compass navigation. Although there are concepts that, similar to a sonar, are intended to enable position determination using […]
Internet
Meta launches new teen safety features, removes 635,000 accounts that sexualize children
Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap.This […]
Computer Sciences
Researchers demonstrate modular approach for building scalable quantum computers
What do children’s building blocks and quantum computing have in common? The answer is modularity.This article is brought to you by this site.