Archive for the ‘security’ category: Page 128
Mar 16, 2016
Seeing the Light
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: augmented reality, security, virtual reality
Augmented and Virtual Reality are two areas that tech companies and IT shops can make huge impacts in multiple areas. Enterprise Apps and Services such as with ERP & CRM solutions, Content & Media Management, BI, Security, Testing, Training, etc. List just goes on and on. For Consumers it is everything from theme parks, to movies, to home theaters & streaming TV/ Videos, etc. The real question who will get there 1st on the enterprise apps & services piece as well as who has the most to offer in all areas?
Another concept to think about is how can VR be leveraged in security screening and identity management more as well as leveraged more in electronic currency and transactions in the near future.
Growing numbers of manufacturing professionals in the automotive space are embracing augmented-reality technology, leveraging powerful new tools to optimize efficiency and minimize mistakes.
Mar 16, 2016
The 21st century Star Wars — By Dr Patricia Lewis | The World Today
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: governance, government, law, policy, satellites, security, space, transparency, treaties, weapons
“Modern life relies on satellite sytems but they are alarmingly vulnerable to attack as they orbit the Earth. Patricia Lewis explains why defending them from hostile forces is now a primary concern for states”
Mar 15, 2016
Do humans trust robots too much?
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: robotics/AI, security
This study is bunk! And, here is the reason why: first, the robot was setup as a robot repeseanting as part of the facilities service where visitors/ people where at and followed the “facilities” robot as their escort in the building, much like you would do if I or someone else was wearing a building security jacket and badge who told you to follow us. So, this is very misleading study.
If you were in a burning building and a robot appeared to rescue you, would you follow it?
Mar 14, 2016
Meta-Materials Bring Us Another Step Closer to an Invisibility Cloak
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, materials, quantum physics, security, transportation
Next to Quantum and Biocomputing, this is one of my favorites. Cloak material to avoid radar. Unfortunatley, we cannot have access to the material for our autos; but it would be nice to have on my car sometimes when I am running late and having to drive quickly somewhere.
Two separate teams of engineers, both conducting research into meta-materials (composites not found in nature) with the intent of developing a flexible, stretchable and tunable meta-skin, are sharing their discoveries with the world. Although the two developments revolve around the same premise—manipulating electromagnetic waves so that the surface that banquets an object becomes invisible—a few exciting differences between the teams’ approaches sets their research apart.
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Mar 14, 2016
Australian Scientist Develops Record-Breaking Security Enhancing Quantum Computing Chip
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, quantum physics, security
Mar 11, 2016
Digital CMOS Camera Series Boosts Quantum Efficiency (QE) For Breakthrough Photon Detection Capability
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: chemistry, nanotechnology, quantum physics, security
Digital CMOS camera with QE technology with improved photon detection capabilities — now this should interest to many medical departments, researchers, and even for security checkpoint screening.
Hamamatsu Corporation has again raised the bar in scientific CMOS camera performance with the 2016 version of the ORCA-Flash4.0 V2. The increased quantum efficiency (QE), now at a peak of 82%, increases the likelihood of detecting the faintest of signals, helping to answer the question “Is it there?” And, for brighter samples, higher QE translates into shorter exposure times without sacrificing image quality. The ORCA-Flash4.0 V2 opens up new possibilities for imaging in low conditions and improves signal to noise at all light levels.
Since its introduction and evolution, the ORCA-Flash4.0 series has become the favorite scientific CMOS camera of investigators everywhere, powering cutting-edge imaging research in every field from biology and chemistry to astrophysics and nanotechnology. The widespread appeal is due to the vast array of high-performance features: low read noise, large field of view, high dynamic range and fast frame rates. The newly enhanced QE of the “Flash V2” only serves to increase the power and versatility of this game-changing camera.
Mar 10, 2016
There are ways the FBI can crack the iPhone PIN without Apple doing it for them — By Peter Bright | Ars Technica
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: privacy, security
“There may well be approaches that don’t require Apple to build a custom firmware to defeat some of the iPhone’s security measures.”
Mar 9, 2016
Biometrics Are Coming, Along With Serious Security Concerns
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: privacy, security
Mar 7, 2016
MIT’s new 5-atom quantum computer could make today’s encryption obsolete
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, encryption, quantum physics, security
Much of the encryption world today depends on the challenge of factoring large numbers, but scientists now say they’ve created the first five-atom quantum computer with the potential to crack the security of traditional encryption schemes.
In traditional computing, numbers are represented by either 0s or 1s, but quantum computing relies on atomic-scale units, or “qubits,” that can be simultaneously 0 and 1 — a state known as a superposition that’s far more efficient. It typically takes about 12 qubits to factor the number 15, but researchers at MIT and the University of Innsbruck in Austria have found a way to pare that down to five qubits, each represented by a single atom, they said this week.
Using laser pulses to keep the quantum system stable by holding the atoms in an ion trap, the new system promises scalability as well, as more atoms and lasers can be added to build a bigger and faster quantum computer able to factor much larger numbers. That, in turn, presents new risks for factorization-based methods such as RSA, used for protecting credit cards, state secrets and other confidential data.
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