Monthly Archives: Novembre 2017
Beating heart patch is large enough to repair the human heart
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created a fully functioning artificial human heart muscle large enough to patch over damage typically seen in patients...
ISIS may be in decline in Syria and Iraq but its barbarism continues elsewhere
In this video, Islamic State crucifies, amputates and decapitates an alleged spy as a child watches and then stands victoriously on the head of...
New Mirai Botnet Variant Found Targeting ZyXEL Devices In Argentina
While tracking botnet activity on their honeypot traffic, security researchers at Chinese IT security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab discovered a new variant of Mirai—the well known IoT...
NASA is boosting cyber to space using a technology called Disruption Tolerant Networking
NASA is boosting cyber to space with benefits for Earth. On Nov. 20, 2017, a selfie snapped from the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station...
Feds Seize Over 20,500 Domain Names For Selling Counterfeit Products
In a coordinated International cyber operation, law enforcement agencies have seized over 20,520 website domains for illegally selling counterfeit products, including luxury products, sportswear,...
Google Detects Android Spyware That Spies On WhatsApp, Skype Calls
In an attempt to protect Android users from malware and shady apps, Google has been continuously working to detect and remove malicious apps from...
Florida research team examines how use of sonar can thwart voice spoofing
Face recognition. Fingerprints. Now there is also talk about voice recognition but thieves may come up with ways to spoof voice authentication.
A fresh look...
An easy-to-make, double-duty curved image sensor
These days, we increasingly rely on our cell phone cameras to capture virtually every aspect of our lives. Far too often, however, we end...
Researchers Convert Human Bacteria into World’s Tiniest Tape Recorder
Researchers Converted Human Gut Bacteria into World’s Tiniest Data Recorder using Random Molecular Hacks.
US-based Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have managed to modify...
Materialists Collect Facebook Friends and Spend More Time on Social Media
If you’re materialistic, you’re likely to use Facebook more frequently and intensely.
A new paper in Heliyon reveals that materialistic people see and treat their Facebook...
Smiling human faces are attractive to dogs, thanks to oxytocin
Researchers in the University of Helsinki's Canine Mind research project found that oxytocin made dogs interested in smiling human faces.
It also made them see...
Three to four cups of coffee a day linked to longer life
Drinking coffee is "more likely to benefit health than to harm it" for a range of health outcomes, say researchers in The BMJ today.
They bring together...
Soft Robotic Glove
A lightweight robotic glove to assist people suffering from loss of hand motor control to restore their ability to grasp objects independently
The majority of...
Iran has threatened to increase the range of its missiles so they could hit...
The deputy head of the country’s Revolutionary Guard warned if Europe threatens Tehran, it would increase the range of missiles to above 2,000km (1,250 miles).
“If we have kept the...
Researchers Discover Key to Regenerating Blood Vessels
A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) identifies a signaling pathway that is essential for angiogenesis, the...
