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Asking a machine to spot threats human eyes miss

The surveillance cameras at Big Y, a Massachusetts grocery chain, are not just passively recording customers and staff. They're studying checkout lines for signs of "sweethearting."

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 10, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1




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Hackers for hire put corporate security systems to the test

Most weekdays, Jarrad Sims and Tin Tam, a pair of college buddies, ride their bikes to a computer center and try to hack into computer security systems belonging to Boeing Co.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Forensic research extends detection of cyanide poisoning

Researchers have found a new biomarker for cyanide poisoning, which may extend its detection window in death investigations by weeks if not months.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel-McAfee preview new rootkit weapon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Letting everyone know that today's computing is no longer about running good anti-virus software, McAfee this week presented a new technology approach in computer protection called DeepSAFE, ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Searching for fractals may help cancer cell testing

Scientists have long known that healthy cells looked and behaved differently from cancer cells. For instance, the nuclei of healthy cells -- the inner part of the cells where the chromosomes are stored -- ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New candidate for most distant object in universe

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gamma-ray burst detected by NASA's Swift satellite in April 2009 has been newly unveiled as a candidate for the most distant object in the universe. At an estimated distance of 13.14 billion ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Insurers are scouring social media for evidence of fraud

Now there's another reason to be careful about what you post on Facebook: Your insurance company may be watching. Nathalie Blanchard found out the hard way.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Economists round out tech giants' workforces

In addition to software engineers, computer scientists and web designers, Silicon Valley giants ranging from Yahoo to Google to eBay are scrambling to hire economists, a little-known and increasingly valuable weapon as these ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On Facebook, wife learns of husband's 2nd wedding

(AP) -- Dread of the unknown hung in the air as Lynn France typed two words into the search box on Facebook: the name of the woman with whom she believed her husband was having an affair.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (10) | comments 3

Spy suspects allegedly used regular consumer tech

Before James Bond heads out on a mission, he has to stop in Q's laboratory for custom-made gadgets such as an exploding watch. Life wasn't so dashing for the suspected Russian spies arrested this week: They ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 5

Researchers Use Wind Tunnels to Test New World Cup Ball

Every four years, a new official soccer ball is designed for and used during World Cup matches. And every four years, players criticize the new ball.

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast


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