News tagged with public key infrastructure

Researchers establishing security standards for the internet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth researchers who were pioneers in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - a system that secures and authenticates computer communications - are now playing leading roles establishing Internet ...

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US Earth observations, science and services are critical to society but are at risk

Earth observations, science, and services (Earth OSS) inform and guide the activities of virtually all economic sectors and innumerable institutions underlying modern civilization, according to a new study by the American ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Extinction looms for gibbons in Vietnam, scientists say

The first comprehensive study of gibbons in Vietnam in over a decade has found that three of the six species (the cao vit and western black crested gibbons and the northern white-cheeked gibbon) are perilously ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Civil engineers find savings where the rubber meets the road

A new study by civil engineers at MIT shows that using stiffer pavements on the nation’s roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3 percent — a savings that could add up to 273 million ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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What will Facebook do with all its cash?

What's Facebook going to do with all that money? Depending on the price it sets for its shares, the company is on track to raise $6.1 billion to $6.8 billion in its initial public offering. Facebook's new wealth will be added ...

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US probing cyber attacks on gas pipelines (Update)

A campaign of cyber attacks has been targeting US natural gas pipeline operators, officials acknowledged Tuesday, raising security concerns about vulnerabilities in key infrastructure.

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created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Gas development linked to wildlife habitat loss

A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society documents that intense development of the two largest natural gas fields in the continental U.S. are driving away some wildlife from their traditional wintering ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Key lessons from history on alcohol taxes

Steep rises in taxes on alcohol do not necessarily reduce consumption, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into the history of intoxicants in 16th and 17th England.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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

California city approves deal with Facebook

(AP) -- A Silicon Valley city where Facebook recently opened its new headquarters approved a deal that will allow the company to bring in thousands more employees.

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created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Economists assert that above all else, political institutions determine the wealth of nations

It is among the grandest topics in scholarship: Why do some nations, such as the United States, become wealthy and powerful, while others remain stuck in poverty? And why do some of those powers, from ancient ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 25

Far higher potential for wind energy in India than previously estimated: study

A new assessment of wind energy in India by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is far higher than the official estimates— about 20 times ...

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