ATLAS experiment measures top quark polarization
Unique among its peers is the top quark—a fascinating particle that the scientific community has been studying in detail since the 90s. Its large mass makes it the only quark to decay before forming bound states (a process known as hadronisation) a.....»»
Team uses gold nanowires to develop wearable sensor that measures two bio-signals
A research team led by Professor Sei Kwang Hahn and Dr. Tae Yeon Kim from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) used gold nanowires to develop an integrated wearable sensor device.....»»
Only 9% of IT budgets are dedicated to security
Despite their best efforts, 67% of businesses say they need to improve security and compliance measures with 24% rating their organization’s security and compliance strategy as reactive, according to Vanta. The expansion of attack surfaces in a pos.....»»
Smaller businesses embrace GenAI, overlook security measures
Organizations are feeling the pressure to rush into generative AI (GenAI) tool usage, despite significant security concerns, according to Zscaler. More than 900 global IT decision makers, although 89% of organizations consider GenAI tools like ChatGP.....»»
MFA under fire, attackers undermine trust in security measures
In this Help Net Security video, Renée Burton, Head of Threat Intelligence at Infoblox, discusses MFA attacks. MFA adds security to online accounts, but MFA lookalikes are a real threat to consumers and enterprises. Consumers have come to trust MFA,.....»»
NASA"s Deep Space Optical Comm demo sends, receives first data
DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved "first light," sending data via laser to and from far beyond the moon for the first time......»»
Shop owners hope that tech can deter thieves
Retailers are investing in high-tech and low-tech measures to tackle an increase in theft......»»
Google experiments allowing users to leave notes about websites in search results
Google has announced an experiment with search results in which it will allow users to leave notes or read notes about a particular website. The post Google experiments allowing users to leave notes about websites in search results appeared first on.....»»
3D generative AI platform Atlas emerges from stealth with $6M to accelerate virtual worldbuilding
3D generative AI platform Atlas emerges from stealth with $6M to accelerate virtual worldbuilding.....»»
YouTube cracks down on synthetic media with AI disclosure requirement
Several new policies aim to tackle realistic synthetic media head-on. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Tuesday, YouTube announced it will soon implement stricter measures on realistic AI-generated content hosted by the.....»»
Atmospheric Waves Experiment launches to space station
At 8:28 p.m. EST on Nov. 9, 2023, NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the 29th commercial resupply mission (CRS-29) for NASA......»»
Tiny Big Bang: ALICE experiment restarts with lead ions
On September 26, 2023, the accelerator team at the CERN European Council for Nuclear Research in Geneva declared stable lead-beam conditions, ushering in the first data-taking campaign of lead-ion collisions in five years. From then until the late ev.....»»
Battle looms over renewed plastic treaty negotiations
Representatives from 175 nations meet in Nairobi from Monday to negotiate for the first time what concrete measures should be included in a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution......»»
Does Gmail want to be instant messaging? New UI experiment says “yes”
The "Quick Reply" bar is basically an instant messaging interface. Gmail's reply bar. A very strange interface for email. [credit:.....»»
Researchers hunt for hard-to-spot genetic links to improve crop and livestock breeding
When a hurricane-like derecho knocked down corn plants across Iowa in August 2020, it was devastating for farmers. But it also presented a natural experiment for an Iowa State University research team, which fanned out across flattened fields in the.....»»
Image: Earth through a 2-mm lens
A distant, partly shadowed Earth, as viewed from a 6,000-km-altitude orbit. This unusual image was acquired using an extremely miniaturized camera about the size of the edge of a 20 cent coin—a miniscule technology experiment aboard ESA's shoebox-s.....»»
Muon g-2 experiment measures the positive muon anomalous magnetic moment to 0.20 ppm
The Muon g-2 Collaboration is a large group of researchers at different institutes worldwide collaborating on the Muon g-2 experiment. This is a research effort aimed at exploring the interactions of muons, short-lived particles that are essentially.....»»
SETI works best when telescopes double-check each other
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has evolved considerably in the past 60 years since the first experiment was conducted. This was Project Ozma, which was conducted in 1960 by Dr. Frank Drake and his colleagues using the National Ra.....»»
Good news for clumsy divers: Physics holds the key to less-painful belly-flops
Insights could help improve future designs of naval ships, seaplanes, or projectiles. Brown researchers set up a belly flop-like water experiment using a blunt cylinder, adding an important vibrating twist to it that ul.....»»
MITRE partners with Microsoft to address generative AI security risks
MITRE and Microsoft have added a data-driven generative AI focus to MITRE ATLAS, a community knowledge base that security professionals, AI developers, and AI operators can use as they protect AI-enabled systems. This new framework update and associa.....»»
Good news for clumsy divers: Physics holds the key to less-painful belly flops
Insights could help improve future designs of naval ships, seaplanes, or projectiles. Brown researchers set up a belly flop-like water experiment using a blunt cylinder, adding an important vibrating twist to it that ul.....»»