How to Detect a Man-Made Biothreat
The US government is funding tech to determine whether genetic alterations in a virus or pest are an evolutionary quirk—or a lab-engineered danger......»»
Developing nanoprobes to detect neurotransmitters in the brain
The animal brain consists of tens of billions of neurons or nerve cells that perform complex tasks like processing emotions, learning, and making judgments by communicating with each other via neurotransmitters. These small signaling molecules diffus.....»»
Ermetic’s new capabilities empower users to detect misconfigurations in Kubernetes
Ermetic revealed that its Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) can now automatically detect and correct misconfigurations, compliance violations, and risky or excessive privileges in Kubernetes clusters for its customers. Unlike tradi.....»»
Apple Women’s Health Study shows promise in predicting serious conditions
Preliminary findings from the Apple Women’s Health Study show that menstrual cycle tracking on iPhone and Apple Watch has the potential to detect risk factors for serious health conditions. The team behind the study said that this is an under-res.....»»
DNS abuse: Advice for incident responders
What DNS abuse techniques are employed by cyber adversaries and which organizations can help incident responders and security teams detect, mitigate and prevent them? The DNS Abuse Techniques Matrix published by FIRST provides answers. The Domain Nam.....»»
How an early-warning radar could prevent future pandemics
A tool called metagenomic sequencing can help detect unknown pathogens. Enlarge (credit: Wladimir Bulgar via Getty Images) On December 18, 2019, Wuhan Central Hospital admitted a patient with symptoms common for the wint.....»»
Edgio enhances its security platform with DDoS scrubbing and WAAP capabilities
Edgio has enhanced its Security platform enabling enterprises to better detect and respond to emerging threats while ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and applications. These new capabilities are aimed at reducing the.....»»
Edgio enhances its Security platform with DDoS scrubbing and WAAP capabilities
Edgio has enhanced its Security platform enabling enterprises to better detect and respond to emerging threats while ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and applications. These new capabilities are aimed at reducing the.....»»
Valve used secret memory access “honeypot” to detect 40K Dota 2 cheaters
Publisher is publicizing its methods to send a message to would-be exploit users. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Valve's anti-cheat tentacles rising up to catch those caught by its memory honeypot. (credit: Valve) The.....»»
This new gadget can instantly find a hidden AirTag
A firm that has made wireless scanning devices for law enforcement has announced a version for consumers that can immediately detect AirTags, long before Apple's anti-stalking features start sounding off.Apple's AirTags have highlighted the issue of.....»»
Lacework releases composite alerts feature to help customers identify and remediate threats
Lacework has released composite alerts on the Lacework Polygraph Data Platform, to help customers detect compromised credentials, cloud ransomware, and cryptomining that would otherwise go unnoticed. By combining human intelligence with the automatic.....»»
Researchers map mosquito cells that may help the insects choose tastiest humans
In a bid to understand why mosquitoes may be more attracted to one human than another, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have mapped specialized receptors on the insects' nerve cells that are able to fine-tune their ability to detect partic.....»»
This bionic finger uses touch to “see” inside human tissue, electronics
Subsurface tactile tomography can detect details beneath a material's surface. Enlarge / Scientists have built a smart bionic finger that mimics the tactile perception mechanism of a human finger. (credit: Y. Li et al., 2023).....»»
From video to AI: Learning more about Antarctic blue whales
Video and photography have revealed tantalizing glimpses into the lives of Antarctic blue whales and spurred the development of automated ways to detect these critically endangered ocean giants......»»
Japan aborts launch of 1st H3 rocket carrying defense sensor
The launch of a new flagship series H3 rocket carrying an observation satellite and an experimental infrared sensor that could detect missile launches was aborted Friday after its auxiliary booster engines failed to ignite, Japan's space agency said......»»
GPTZero: how to use the ChatGPT detection tool
ChatGPT and AI text is a plagiarism problem at schools, but GPTZero is here to help detect if a document has been written by a human or a machine......»»
Do you have cancer? Peeing on this tiny, cheap strip can tell you
Scientists in Korea have developed a biosensor that can detect multiple types of cancer from a small urine sample, with each strip costing less than a dollar......»»
Genetic test can detect deadly bleeding disorder in dogs
A new genetic test can identify dogs at risk of a potentially deadly disorder resulting in excessive bleeding and bruising in the hours and days following surgical procedures......»»
How eyeless centipedes are able to detect sunlight
A team of forestry experts at Northeast Forestry University, working with two colleagues from Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has uncovered the means by which the Chinese red-headed centipede is able to detect sunlight despite having no eyes.....»»
Apple Watch Crash Detection leads medics to car thrown 60 feet below road
A car crash in Germany saw one vehicle thrown so far off the road and into bushes that emergency services only found it because of a passenger's Apple Watch.Apple Watch has previously helped detect heart conditions in people in Germany, but now one h.....»»
The mysterious black behemoths controlling our galaxies
Scientists try to unravel the birth, growth and power of black holes, some of the most forceful yet difficult-to-detect objects in our universe......»»