IBM Makes Encryption Paradox Practical
“Fully homomorphic” cryptography allows partial access to digital vaults without ever opening their locks How do you access the contents of a safe without ever opening its lock or otherwise getting inside? This riddle may seem confounding,.....»»
Pro1 protein malfunction allows rice blast fungus to thrive, new study shows
The 'paradox of sex' refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode......»»
Google wants to bring end-to-end encryption to cross-platform messaging
Google has revealed their plans to incorporate end-to-end encryption in its messaging service that will support cross-platforms. A lot of messenger services these days support end-to-end encryption. The only problem is that it requires th.....»»
Apple adds a new security section to its enterprise site
Apple has added a brand new section to its enterprise website to promote its built-in security efforts like encryption, FileVault, and much more.Apple PasskeyApple's enterprise website, part of the "Apple at Work" initiative, has been around for a st.....»»
Apple says it would remove iMessage and FaceTime in the UK rather than break end-to-end encryption
Facing possible legislation that would require messaging services to offer backdoors in end-to-end encryption, Apple is saying it would rather remove apps like iMessage and FaceTime entirely from the UK market (via BBC News). The new Online Safety B.....»»
Apple threatens to kill iMessage & FaceTime in UK if controversial law passes
Apple is refusing to compromise iPhone and Mac security, and will cut off FaceTime and iMessage in the UK should the new Online Safety Bill challenging end-to-end encryption is passed as it stands.UK Houses of ParliamentApple made its position clear.....»»
Field records of an early-20th century female public health pioneer converted to 21st century data
Natural history collections contain huge amounts of information on diversity, distribution and ecology of a variety of species; however, much of this valuable information is effectively lost to researchers due to historical and practical constraints:.....»»
Book: Unshackled: A Practical Guide For Highly-Skilled Immigrants To Thrive In The United States
I recently wrote the Foreword for Unshackled, a new book co-authored by Soundarya Basubramani, a writer from India, and Sameer Khedekar, a veteran immigration lawyer. Unshackled breaks down how legal immigration works in America in a way that is frie.....»»
Engineering dual carriageways for signals: Research expands possibilities for more flexible signaling devices
Routing signals and isolating them against noise and back-reflections are essential in many practical situations in classical communication as well as in quantum processing. In a theory-experimental collaboration, a team led by Andreas Nunnenkamp fro.....»»
12-Pack of AA rechargeable batteries for $13 for Prime Day
If you need to stock up on batteries, Prime Day is the perfect time. It might not be the most fun purchase, but it's cheap and practical......»»
E2E encryption: Should big tech be able to read people"s messages?
Who will win in the years-long stalemate between governments and big tech around super-secure messaging?.....»»
New single-photon Raman lidar is practical for underwater applications
Researchers report a new single-photon Raman lidar system that operates underwater and can remotely distinguish various substances. They also show that the new system can detect the thickness of the oil underwater up to 12 m away, which could be usef.....»»
Engineers develop first-of-its-kind integrated optical isolator
An optical isolator developed at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) could drastically improve optical systems for many practical applications......»»
Apple urges UK to rethink anti-encryption Online Safety Bill
Apple has denounced the UK's Online Safety Bill's kneecapping of end-to-end encryption as a "serious threat" to citizens, and is trying to make the UK government think twice about the changes.UK Houses of ParliamentThe Online Safety Bill is being con.....»»
Microsoft claims to have achieved first milestone in creating a reliable and practical quantum computer
A team of researchers at Microsoft Quantum has reportedly achieved a first milestone toward creating a reliable and practical quantum computer. In their paper, published in the journal Physical Review B, the group describes the milestone and their pl.....»»
The SAT Problem That Everybody Got Wrong
The coin rotation paradox flummoxed SAT test writers even though we encounter this math problem every day.....»»
Trojan Horse polymers for a circular economy: New strategy for recyclable polyolefins
It is hard to imagine our daily lives without plastics made out of polyolefins. Unfortunately, practical methods for recycling of polyolefins are lacking. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has now introduced a new approach for making.....»»
The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips
US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Enlarge (credit: Bet_Noire/Getty) From TikTok to Huawei routers to DJI drones, rising tensions between China and the US have made.....»»
New strategy using curcumin provides smart fluorescence for anti-counterfeiting
Stimuli-responsive fluorescent hydrogels (FHs) are excellent and attractive candidates for information encryption and anti-counterfeiting applications, which can allow the stored information to be visualized by a vibrant display with a higher degree.....»»
Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away
Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs. Enlarge / Left: a smart card reader processing the encryption key of an inserted smart card. Right: a surveillance camera video rec.....»»
Experiment shows Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox scales up
A group of physicists at the University of Basel, in Switzerland, has found via experimentation that the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox still holds even when scaled up. Paolo Colciaghi, Yifan Li, Philipp Treutlein and Tilman Zibold describe their ex.....»»