Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Air Force Seeks Laser Weapons for Next Generation Fighters
November 21st, 2013Via: U.S. Naval Institute: The U.S. Air Force has released a new request for a high-powered laser weapon that could be mounted on a next-generation air dominance fighter in the post-2030 era.
How Somebody Forced the World’s Internet Traffic Through Belarus and Iceland
November 21st, 2013Via: AllThingsD: The attack — and Renesys maintains that it was an attack — targeted large Internet carriers in every major city in the U.S. and numerous major cities in Europe and around the world. The first incident took place during most of the month of February, when Internet traffic was silently redirected through an […]
US and UK Struck Secret Deal to Allow NSA to ‘Unmask’ Britons’ Personal Data
November 21st, 2013Via: Guardian: The phone, internet and email records of UK citizens not suspected of any wrongdoing have been analysed and stored by America’s National Security Agency under a secret deal that was approved by British intelligence officials, according to documents from the whistleblower Edward Snowden. In the first explicit confirmation that UK citizens have been […]
Manned Fly-By Mission to Mars in 2017?
November 20th, 2013Via: Washington Post: Billionaire Dennis Tito, tired of being told that we can’t send humans to Mars just yet, on Wednesday revealed his scheme for launching two astronauts to the red planet as early as December 2017. Dubbed “Inspiration Mars,” the fly-by mission would exploit a rare alignment of Earth and Mars that minimizes the […]
Liquid Metal Printer Lays Electronic Circuits on Paper, Plastic and Even Cotton
November 20th, 2013Via: MIT Technology Review: Today, Jing Liu and pals at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry in Beijing say they’ve worked out how to print electronic circuits on a wide range of materials using an inkjet printer filled with liquid metal. And they’ve demonstrated the technique on paper, plastic, glass, rubber, cotton cloth and […]
Private Firms Selling Mass Surveillance Systems Around World
November 19th, 2013Via: Guardian: Private firms are selling spying tools and mass surveillance technologies to developing countries with promises that “off the shelf” equipment will allow them to snoop on millions of emails, text messages and phone calls, according to a cache of documents published on Monday. The papers show how firms, including dozens from Britain, tout […]
Catapult-Launched Bat Drone Wages Electronic War
November 18th, 2013Via: Wired: Small, tactical drones may have a new role in military strikes after Northrop Grumman’s catapult-launched Bat demonstrated an electronic attack capability for the first time in new tests. With its 12-foot wingspan, the low-flying Bat, which maxes out at 70 miles per hour, was able to jam radar during tests. That means the […]
The Doctor Isn’t In: Hospitals Using Telepresence Robots
November 18th, 2013Just give it a few years: IBM’s Watson Goes to Medical School. Via: AP: The doctor isn’t in, but he can still see you now. Remote presence robots are allowing physicians to “beam” themselves into hospitals to diagnose patients and offer medical advice during emergencies. A growing number of hospitals in California and other states […]
Law Enforcement Ankle Bracelets Have Built in Phone to Transmit Audio
November 18th, 2013Via: The Crime Report: When defense lawyer Fermín L. Arraiza-Navas sat down with a prospective client in San Juan, Puerto Rico last April, he casually asked the man about the Global Positioning System (GPS) ankle bracelet that he was wearing as a condition for his bail. The reply was just as casual. “They speak to […]
Screen Time Resulting in Children Turning Up to Doctors with Motor Delays, Decreased Muscle Strength
November 17th, 2013Via: CBS: Tablets and toddlers: A warning for parents of tech-savvy children. The American Academy of Pediatrics says children under two should avoid all screen time. Jessica Kartalija reports doctors and therapists fear too much time on touchscreens could cause long-term damage. Playtime for babies is far different in the 21st century. But parents could […]
