Night mode on phones could be doing more harm than good for your sleep By Richard Priday published 18 December 19 Researchers have found that brightness is more important than the color of the light in keeping mice awake, and that blue light is more stimulating than yellow light.
New machine detects 13 types of cancer with a single drop of blood By Jesus Diaz published 25 November 19 Toshiba has invented a machine that can detect 13 types of cancer using just a single drop of blood in record time.
Hackers Unlock Any Phone Using Photographed Fingerprints In Just 20 Minutes By Jesus Diaz published 1 November 19 Tencent X-Lab team can crack any phone open no matter if they use capacitative, optical or ultra-sonic fingerprint sensors.
This Hacker Fools License Plate Readers with Fashion By Paul Wagenseil published 12 August 19 One woman's clothing line is designed to deceive automated license-plate readers.
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Could Take Over the Dollar: What You Need to Know By Jesus Diaz published 18 June 19 Facebook’s Libra will be a cryptocurrency supported by Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, and many other members of a non-profit organization.
Chinese Scientists Create Injectable Nanoparticles That Enable Night Vision By Jesus Diaz published 1 March 19 Chinese scientists have discovered a nanoparticle that enables mammals — including humans — to see in absolute darknesss. They have tested it successfully in mice.
See Which Phones Can Be Unlocked by Photos By Paul Wagenseil published 4 January 19 The face-unlock feature on nearly half of late-model Android phones can still be fooled by photographs, a Dutch study has found.
Virgin Galactic has Officially Made It to Space By Richard Priday published 14 December 18 After years of testing, the SpaceShip Two has now made it over the space boundary.
Apple Boots Cryptocurrency Mining From the iPhone By Monica Chin published 11 June 18 Revised app guidelines from Apple mean you won't be able to mine cryptocurrency on your iPhone.
Should You Let Salon Hijack Your CPU for Cryptocurrency? By Paul Wagenseil published 14 February 18 Old-school, new-media company will start mining cryptocurrency to offset revenue lost to ad blockers.
60 Million Android Users Hit By Cryptocurrency Miner By Marshall Honorof published 13 February 18 A new malvertising campaign is targeting Android users, forcing their phones to mine cryptocurrency on a shady redirected website.
Is Bitcoin Worth the Hype? Experts Sound Off By Paul Wagenseil published 25 January 18 A debate about cryptocurrency at the ShmooCon security conference led to some surprising conclusions.
Apple's Face ID Can Be Fooled by Kids, Twins By Marshall Honorof published 29 September 17 Apple says Face ID is the most secure method yet of locking a phone -- unless you're an identical twin or you’re under 13.
Hackers Fool Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner with Photo By Paul Wagenseil published 23 May 17 The iris scanner on a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone can be fooled by a black-and-white photograph, German hackers have shown.
Solar Paneled Streets Could Pave Road to Future By Althea Chang published 3 October 16 Solar Roadways hopes to replace all concrete and asphalt with its solar panels to generate green energy.
VR Faces Made from Facebook Photos Fool Biometric Logins By Marshall Honorof published 22 August 16 Three-dimensional virtual-reality face reconstructions made from social-media photos can easily fool facial-recognition software.
Hacker Wants You to Make Your Own Drugs at Home By Paul Wagenseil published 23 July 16 Cheap chemical equipment may let you make your own medical drugs, circumventing the pharmaceutical industry, one hacker says.
iPhone Hack Fools Touch ID with Hand Photos By Jill Scharr published 29 December 14 You might want to wear gloves. Public photos of your hands can be used to recreate your fingerprint and unlock your iPhone.
What is Darkcoin? An FAQ By Jill Scharr published 28 May 14 Darkcoin is a new cryptocurrency that promises even more privacy and anonymity than Bitcoin. How does it work? And why should you care?
Dark Wallet May Make Bitcoin Even Harder to Trace By Jill Scharr published 1 May 14 Upcoming Bitcoin app Dark Wallet privatizes bitcoin transactions, and was partly created to help money launderers and other criminals.
How and Where to Use Bitcoins By Dann Berg published 9 April 14 Here’s everything you need to know about bitcoin: how it works; how to get bitcoins and keep them safe; plus, businesses that accept bitcoin.
NASA's First Step Towards a Replicator: 3D Printing in Space By Marcus Yam published 13 August 13 Science fiction coming true with 3D printing in space.
South Korea Debuts Road-powered Electric Buses By Jane McEntegart published 7 August 13 South Korea's City of Gumi deploys two high tech electric buses.
These Are the People NASA is Training to Go to Mars By Jane McEntegart published 19 June 13 These guys and girls could go to Mars. Seriously.
Center of Milky Way Pictured in 9-gigapixel Image By Wolfgang Gruener published 25 October 12 ESO has released a 9-gigapixel image of the central part our galaxy that shows more than 84 million stars. It is the largest picture ever taken of the Milky Way.
Washing Machine Concept Cleans Without Water or Detergent By Tuan Mai published 26 July 12 Concept washing machine uses electromagnetic forces to clean clothes.
Finally, a Zombie Apocalypse Theme Park By Tuan Mai published 25 July 12 Z World theme park hopes to turn abandoned Detroit city into a massive post-apocalyptic Zombie playground.
Stanford Scientists Hope to Hack into Stephen Hawking's Brain By Tuan Mai published 30 June 12 Researchers develop iBrain device to closely monitor Stephen Hawking's brain activity.
Silicon Valley Exec Caught Stealing Lego in Barcode Scam By Jane McEntegart published 23 May 12 A Silicon Valley executive has been caught stealing Lego from Target.