Gene expression technology set to semi-automation
The Human Genome Project generated the first sequence of the human genome, revealing a kind of blueprint of human biology. Two decades later, the field of gene regulatory networks describes a complex system where thousands of genes regulate one anoth.....»»
Drone test of planetary landing radar
This drone took to the sky over Finland to assess the suitability of one particular terrestrial technology for space: the radar systems found in many of today's cars, responsible for automated cruise control and other safe driving functions......»»
Open-source security in AI
New AI products are coming onto the market faster than we have seen in any previous technology revolution. Companies’ free access and right to use open source in AI software models has allowed them to prototype an AI product to market cheaper than.....»»
AuthenticID introduces deep fake and generative AI detection solution
AuthenticID released a new solution to detect deep fake and generative AI injection attacks. This new enhancement to their identity verification technology, developed by AuthenticID’s Product and Applied Research team, uses proprietary algorithms t.....»»
Cruise robocars make a cautious return to Houston
Robocar specialist Cruise is restarting tests of its autonomous vehicles on the streets of Houston, Texas, following issues with its technology last year......»»
A breakthrough technology could make CPUs 100x faster
Flow Computing claims that its parallel processing unit (PPU) could boost the performance of any CPU by up to 100 times......»»
Machine learning speeds up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels
Climate models are a key technology in predicting the impacts of climate change. By running simulations of the Earth's climate, scientists and policymakers can estimate conditions like sea level rise, flooding, and rising temperatures, and make decis.....»»
Researchers create an innovative tool for the reliable and efficient study of gene function
A team of scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) led by Rui Benedito has generated a novel genetic tool, called iSuRe-HadCre, that enables the induction of precise genetic alterations in whole tissues or in indiv.....»»
Potential applications of modern large language models in electrocatalysis
Large language models, outstanding representatives of modern technology, have significant impacts on various fields of modern society. These models, constructed by billions of neurons, incorporate the extensive knowledge accumulated by humans so far,.....»»
Age verification for pornography access? Research shows it fails on many levels
The Australian government has announced an A $6.5 million trial of "age assurance" technology to restrict minors' access to pornography. It's part of a $1 billion package to address gendered violence. And it now comes alongside a proposal to ban peop.....»»
Chemists discover spontaneous nanoparticle formation in charged microdroplets
A team of chemists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, working with a pair of colleagues from the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, both in India, has found that particles of minerals sometimes break down spontaneous.....»»
Switching nanomagnets using infrared lasers
When molecules are irradiated with infrared light, they begin to vibrate due to the energy supply. For Andreas Hauser from the Institute of Experimental Physics at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), this well-known phenomenon was the starting p.....»»
Researchers reprogram bacterial gene activity with red light
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have changed the sensitivity of bacterial systems for controlling gene activity to red light and reprogrammed their molecular response to the light stimulus. The results, published in Nature Communications, o.....»»
Security providers view compliance as a high-growth opportunity
85% of managed service and security providers face significant challenges maintaining compliance for customers, with lack of resources, expertise, or technology cited as the most common roadblocks to offering managed compliance, according to Apptega......»»
GDPR turns six: Expert discusses AI impact
The European Union’s GDPR policy came into effect six years ago. Since then, it has become widely regarded as the standard for data sharing, but the rise of new technology has questioned its suitability and relevance. In this Help Net Security vide.....»»
Novel quantum sensor breaks limits of optical measurement using entanglement
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a novel quantum sensor technology that allows the measurement of perturbations in the infrared region with visible light by leveraging the phenomenon of quantum entanglement......»»
DataBee EntityViews accelerates zero trust architecture deployment
DataBee, from Comcast Technology Solutions, announced new capabilities in its DataBee Hive security, risk and compliance data fabric platform. DataBee EntityViews, powered by a patent-pending entity resolution technology, introduces automated detecti.....»»
Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones
Handwriting is dead. At least that's what a New York Times article announced in 2023 in its postmortem investigation "What Killed Penmanship?" But there was no doubt about the culprit: technology......»»
How transcription delivers epigenetic silencing
Two new studies which appear in Molecular Cell reveal core principles of how chromatin and transcription interconnect to regulate gene expression......»»
Improved prime editing system makes gene-sized edits in human cells at therapeutic levels
Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or substituting entire genes in the genome in human cells efficiently enough to be potentially useful for therapeutic applic.....»»
Research team uses CRISPR/Cas9 to alter photosynthesis for the first time
A team from the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) has produced an increase in gene expression in a food crop by changing its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing t.....»»