Want to catch a photon? Start by silencing the sun

Quantum breakthrough uses light’s quirky properties to boost 3D imaging, paving the way for enhanced performance in self-driving cars, medical imaging and deep-space communications

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Want to catch a photon? Start by silencing the sun

Quantum breakthrough uses light’s quirky properties to boost 3D imaging, paving the way for enhanced performance in self-driving cars, medical imaging and deep-space communications

Cyber researchers at Ben-Gurion University fool autonomous vehicle systems with phantom images

BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL…February 18, 2020 – Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have found that they can cause the autopilot on an autonomous vehicle to erroneously apply its brakes in response to “phantom” images projected…

Autonomous vehicle technology may improve safety for US Army convoys, report says

U.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. “The Army is interested in…

Autonomous vehicle technology may improve safety for US Army convoys, report says

U.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. “The Army is interested in…

Story tips: Fusion squeeze, global image mapping, computing mental health, Na+ batteries

Fusion – Squeezing the code The prospect of simulating a fusion plasma is a step closer to reality thanks to a new computational tool developed by scientists in fusion physics, computer science and mathematics at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Harnessing…

AEPD and CNIL award their data protection prizes to a team including researchers from IMDEA Networks

The award-winning article is ‘An Analysis of Pre-installed Android Software’ by Julien Gamba, Mohammed Rashed, Abbas Razaghpanah, Juan Tapiador and Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez

AEPD and CNIL award their data protection prizes to a team including researchers from IMDEA Networks

The award-winning article is ‘An Analysis of Pre-installed Android Software’ by Julien Gamba, Mohammed Rashed, Abbas Razaghpanah, Juan Tapiador and Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez

First TU Graz-SAL Research Labs push top-level research in electronics-based systems

Whether car, smartphone or tablet, today microelectronics is found in almost every electronic device and forms the basis of the Internet of Things (IoT) in which billions of smart devices are networked to form intelligent systems. The electronic components have…

First TU Graz-SAL Research Labs push top-level research in electronics-based systems

Whether car, smartphone or tablet, today microelectronics is found in almost every electronic device and forms the basis of the Internet of Things (IoT) in which billions of smart devices are networked to form intelligent systems. The electronic components have…

New security system to revolutionize communications privacy

New computer chip enables information to be sent from user to user using a one-time un-hackable communication Technology overcomes major threat of quantum computers, which are soon predicted to be able to crack existing communication methods The method uses existing…

New security system to revolutionize communications privacy

New computer chip enables information to be sent from user to user using a one-time un-hackable communication Technology overcomes major threat of quantum computers, which are soon predicted to be able to crack existing communication methods The method uses existing…

‘Inconsistent and misleading’ password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks

Password meters are frequently made available to help users secure their personal data against the threats posed by cyber criminals. However, the ‘inconsistent and misleading’ advice offered on some of the world’s most popular websites could actually be doing more…

‘Inconsistent and misleading’ password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks

Password meters are frequently made available to help users secure their personal data against the threats posed by cyber criminals. However, the ‘inconsistent and misleading’ advice offered on some of the world’s most popular websites could actually be doing more…

Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say Cambridge researchers

The spread of hate speech via social media could be tackled using the same “quarantine” approach deployed to combat malicious software, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Definitions of hate speech vary depending on nation, law and platform, and just…