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Internet Jun 8, 2017

You can't hold a bitcoin, but the web currency's value has skyrocketed. Why?

Unlike gold or dollar bills, the digital currency known as bitcoin does not physically exist. There is no there there.

Security Mar 9, 2017

Study examines 200 real-world 'zero-day' software vulnerabilities

Zero-day software vulnerabilities - security holes that developers haven't fixed or aren't aware of - can lurk undetected for years, leaving software users particularly susceptible to hackers. A new study from the RAND Corporation, ...

Engineering Mar 1, 2017

Simulation tool for efficient production of non-woven fabrics

Non-woven fabrics are indispensable to everyday life. A Fraunhofer Institute has developed software that makes the production of non-woven products much more efficient and flexible. With the tool FIDYST, it has been possible ...

Consumer & Gadgets Jan 10, 2017

Ten years on, the iPhone has taken us back as many steps as it has taken us forward

The 10th anniversary of the Apple iPhone reminds us that while it was not the first smartphone, it was the first to achieve mass-market appeal. Since then the iPhone has defined the approach that other smartphone manufacturers ...

Other Nov 29, 2016

Computer coding in science

To be a successful scientist in academia it is no longer sufficient to be good at science. In addition to expertise in experimental methods and data analysis, scientists must also excel in public speaking and writing. Furthermore, ...

Software Nov 22, 2016

Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another nod to open-source code

Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation, the latest sign that the software giant is embracing open-source technologies it formerly treated with hostility.

Computer Sciences Nov 10, 2016

LawOS—regulations as society's operating system

Much as Linux, Windows, and iOS coordinate the execution of computing applications, laws coordinate the execution of human society. When new kinds of interactions emerge – sharing our airspace with private drones, for example, ...

Security Oct 25, 2016

Researchers find weakness in common computer chip

Researchers from Binghamton University—State University of New York and the University of California, Riverside have found a weakness in the Haswell central processing unit (CPU) components that makes common computer operating ...

Telecom Oct 24, 2016

World first demonstration of virtualised 5G architecture

The University of Surrey's 5GIC (part of the Institute for Communications Systems) has – for the first time worldwide – produced a full demonstration of its FDC, which points to a significant reduction in deployment, ...

Security Aug 9, 2016

Study highlights serious security threat to many internet users

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified a weakness in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) of all Linux operating systems since late 2012 that enables attackers to hijack users' internet ...

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