In Defense of the Rat
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than you might think. Can humans learn to live with them?.....»»
Singapore politician envisions internet kill switch that stops minors accessing unsuitable material
Singapore Minister of Defense Dr. Ng Eng Hen made his tech wishes at the city-state's 2021 Defense Technology Prize, reports The Register. Among them were buildings with integrated cleaning technology that can kill viruses and bacteria, the ability t.....»»
NATO Launches AI Strategy and $1 Billion Fund As Defense Race Heats Up
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the military alliance of 30 countries that border the North Atlantic Ocean, this week announced that it would adopt its first AI strategy and launch a "future-proofing" fund with the goal of investing ar.....»»
CDR: The secret cybersecurity ingredient used by defense and intelligence agencies
It’s very rare that the defense and intelligence community is vulnerable to file-based attacks. After all, for these organizations security is not a business case, it’s a case of national security. More commercial businesses should look to the de.....»»
Fighting viruses with interchangeable defense genes
Bacterial viruses, so-called phages, destroy bacteria. Bacteria are constantly exposed to viral attacks. A research team led by Martin Polz, a microbiologist at the University of Vienna, has now studied how bacteria defend themselves against viral pr.....»»
Theranos devices ran “null protocol” to skip actual demo for investors
Holmes personally approved of scripted tours, court hears. Enlarge / Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes collects her belongings after going through security at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building with her defense team on August 31, 2.....»»
Bacteria can develop strong immunity for protection against viruses
A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, Northumbria University and New England Biolabs, hopes to exploit newly characterized defense systems in bacteria to compare changes.....»»
Plants can prepare for insect attack sequence
Plants are under attack by a variety of insect species. They have defense mechanisms to deal with this, including chemicals or sturdier leaves. But it's now been found that when wild black mustard plants defend themselves against an initial enemy, th.....»»
Vitamin D supplement may enhance dairy cows" immune health
Known as a crucial component in the body's ability to absorb and retain calcium, essential to processes such as the development and maintenance of healthy bones, vitamin D has also been found to play important roles in immune defense. A new study in.....»»
Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body"s natural immune defense
In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists in Sweden have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that kills drug-resistant bacteria and induces the body's own immune responses to fight infections......»»
Climate change: England must "adapt or die," agency warns
England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defense against more extreme weather brought by climate change, a governmental agency said Wednesday......»»
Pentagon Says Hypersonic Weapons Are Too Expensive
The Pentagon wants defense contractors to cut the ultimate cost of hypersonic weapons, the head of research and development said on Tuesday, as the next generation of super-fast missiles being developed currently cost tens of millions per unit. From.....»»
Researcher analyzes 99 gay/trans panic defense cases
St. Edward's University Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Carsten Andresen is shedding light on a controversial legal strategy, called the gay/trans panic defense, in what is believed to be the largest analysis of gay/trans panic defense murder.....»»
Elizabeth Holmes’ defense strikes back in cross-examination of lab director
Emails show director left "out of the loop" in hit-or-miss cross-examination. Enlarge / Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building and US Courthouse in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.....»»
Defense system protects African salmonella from attack by viruses
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Harvard Medical School have discovered a new defense mechanism that makes a lethal strain of Salmonella resistant to viral infection......»»
Samsung: The possibility of a "star alliance"
Samsung sold nearly 300 million handsets in 2019, a number Samsung regards as its last line of defense, hoping to sell no less than 300 million handsets a year to sustain its business development. For every node in its wafer foundry business, Samsung.....»»
US Military Seeks Comments on Its Plan to Build a Small, Transportable Nuclear Reactor
America's Department of Defense "is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho," reports the Associated Press: The department began a 45-day comment period on.....»»
What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
It was an eventful week in the closely-watched trial of Elizabeth Holmes, with witnesses who included scientists, medical professionals, a patient and even the former US Secretary of Defense laying out how the promise of Holmes' blood testing company.....»»
White House Weighs Invoking Defense Law To Get Chip Data
The Biden administration is considering invoking a Cold War-era national security law to force companies in the semiconductor supply chain to provide information on inventory and sales of chips, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Thursday. From a.....»»
The Last Friend is a tower defense game about dogs with turrets
Save cute dogs and beat up bad guys in the Last Friend, by Stonebot Studios. Here are our hands-on impressions of the tower defense game......»»
Researchers translate insect defense chemicals into eerie sounds
Sawfly larvae protect themselves by secreting cocktails of unpleasant, volatile chemicals intended to repel predators, particularly ants. Researchers can assess the effectiveness of these defenses by staging meetups, so-called bioassays, between prey.....»»