News tagged with nuclear systems

Flame virus a new age cyber spy tool

The Flame computer virus that smoldered undetected for years in Middle Eastern energy facilities confirmed fears that the world has entered a new age of cyber espionage and sabotage.

Technology / Internet

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Obama stepped up cyberattacks on Iran: report

US President Barack Obama accelerated cyberattacks on Iran's nuclear program and expanded the assault even after the Stuxnet virus accidentally escaped in 2010, the New York Times reported Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

It takes three to tango: Nuclear analysis needs the three-body force

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nucleus of an atom, like most everything else, is more complicated than we first thought. Just how much more complicated is the subject of a Petascale Early Science project led by Oak ...

Physics / General Physics

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'Faster-ticking clock' indicates early solar system may have evolved faster than we think

Our solar system is four and a half billion years old, but its formation may have occurred over a shorter period of time than we previously thought, says an international team of researchers from the Hebrew University of ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (15) | comments 31 | with audio podcast

The first nuclear power plant for settlements on Moon, Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first nuclear power plant being considered for production of electricity for manned or unmanned bases on the Moon, Mars and other planets may really look like it came from outer space, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 28, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (27) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

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

California 'closely monitoring' Japan nuclear leak

California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said Saturday, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 13, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 18

Symantec warns of new Stuxnet-like virus

US security firm Symantec has warned of a new computer virus similar to the malicious Stuxnet worm believed to have preyed on Iran's nuclear program.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Microsoft offering defenses against Duqu virus

Microsoft on Friday was advising companies how to defend against infection by a Stuxnet-like Duqu virus.

Technology / Software

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Cyber weaknesses should deter US from waging war

(AP) -- America's critical computer networks are so vulnerable to attack that it should deter U.S. leaders from going to war with other nations, a former top U.S. cybersecurity official said Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Beam line 13 fuels discovery fever for fundamental physicists

(PhysOrg.com) -- The simplest, most sensible "Big Bang" universe, theoretical physicists believe, would be one in which equal numbers of particles and antiparticles are formed in pairs. As the universe cools, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Try failed stars for alien life

The search for alien life usually focuses on planets around other stars. But a lesser-known possibility is that life has sprung up on planets that somehow were ejected from their original solar systems and ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Reliable nuclear device to heat, power Mars Science Lab

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch this week, has the potential to be the most productive Mars surface mission in history. That's due in part to its nuclear heat and power ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Japan carrier unveils smartphone radiation gauge

Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo is to unveil a smartphone with changeable "jackets" that measure bad breath, body fat and even radiation levels.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GPS stations can detect clandestine nuclear tests

At the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) meeting this week, American researchers are unveiling a new tool for detecting illegal nuclear explosions: the Earth's global positioning system (GPS).

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast