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A solid case of entanglement

Physicists have finally managed to demonstrate quantum entanglement of spatially separated electrons in solid state circuitry.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (26) | comments 31 | with audio podcast

Computer scientists successfully boot one million Linux kernels as virtual machines

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., have for the first time successfully demonstrated the ability to run more than a million Linux kernels as virtual ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 8

Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked

(AP) -- Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 13

U.Va.'s Pfister accomplishes breakthrough toward quantum computing

A sort of Holy Grail for physicists and information scientists is the quantum computer. Such a computer, operating on the highly complex principles of quantum mechanics, would be capable of performing specific calculations ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Hackers hitting Macs with virus: industry experts

The computer security industry buzzed Thursday with warnings that more than a half-million Macintosh computers may have been infected with a virus targeting Apple machines.

Technology / Software

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 22

Report: China hackers stole key Google program

(AP) -- Computer hackers stole a program that controlled access to most of Google Inc.'s services when they attacked the Internet company late last year, according to a report published late Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 7

Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks

The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 0

ATM hack promises teller machine jackpot

Computer security researchers are heading to Las Vegas with a software hack that gets bank teller machines to spew out cash jackpots.

Technology / Other

created Jun 26, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (20) | comments 5

Battling Botnets With An Awesome OS

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite security software, patches and updates, your computer remains threatened by attack and takeover from hackers and cyber-criminals who will turn your PC into their networked robot -- or "bot" -- creating ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 37 | with audio podcast

Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.

Technology / Software

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (23) | comments 10

Secure computers aren't so secure

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 3

Ants vs. worms: New computer security mimics nature

In the never-ending battle to protect computer networks from intruders, security experts are deploying a new defense modeled after one of nature's hardiest creatures -- the ant.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (15) | comments 2

Virus hits US drone fleet: report

A computer virus has hit the US Predator and Reaper drone fleet that Washington deploys to hunt down militants, logging the keystrokes of pilots remotely flying missions, Wired magazine reported.

Technology / Other

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 19

Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacks

When a computer attack hobbled Iran's unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it was assumed to be a military-grade strike, the handiwork of elite hacking professionals with nation-state backing.

Technology / Other

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

Microsoft's browser flaw exposed Google to hackers

(AP) -- Microsoft says a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser played a role in the recent computer attacks against Google and at least 20 other companies.

Technology / Software

created Jan 15, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (14) | comments 10