Electronics
Will L.A.’s Anti-Terrorist Subway Scanners Be Adopted Everywhere?
Terahertz millimeter-wave technology will screen passengers for bombs and suicide vests from 10 meters distance as they rush to make the next train
Stories by Wendy M. Grossman
Technology
Why Hillary Clinton’s E-Mail Server Is Less Odd Than You Think
There are more pragmatic than pernicious reasons why a government official would want to use personal e-mail and their own server
Technology
Transistor Successor Set to Bring on "The Machine" Age Soon
A successor to an essential part in today’s computers may arrive in just a few years
Technology
Tracing Photos Back to the Camera That Snapped Them
A unique camera “signature” to identify online criminals
Policy
Heartbleed Software Snafu: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The ramifications from the years-long security hole are both better and worse than we initially thought
Technology
The "Heartbleed" Internet Security Flaw: What You Need to Know
Here is what you need to know to understand the problem and how to respond
Communications
Hidden “Signature” in Online Photos Could Help Nab Child Abusers
A new technique exploits sensor noise patterns unique to each camera that can help identify criminals via photographs posted online
Policy
How to Be an E-Mail Survivalist
To avoid being the target of big-data snooping, run your own e-mail server
Policy
Digital Activist's Suicide Casts Spotlight on Growth of Open-Access Movement
Aaron Swartz was threatened with criminal trial for downloading millions of academic articles. Although he may have employed questionable methods, the data-access principles he fought for are becoming widely embraced...
Technology
Time Shift: Is London's Big Ben Falling Down?
Rumors abound about the famous clock tower's imminent demise, blaming the 1999 construction of an underground train station. But those in the know say it ain't so
Technology
Getting Voice: New Speech Synthesis Could Make Roger Ebert Sound More Like Himself
The approach to create a more authentic voice for the film critic will attempt to blend two processes: unit selection and the Hidden Markov Model Speech Synthesis System
The Sciences
Pending Reforms May Provide the Scientific Community Relief from the U.K's Far-Reaching Libel Law
Some science and medical journal editors avoid publishing research findings that could draw lawsuits under restrictive libel laws. Journalists also find this law chilling. A new U.K. bill set for this spring could protect scholars' and reporters' free speech rights...
Technology
Down to the Wire
A Grammy Award for restoring music through electrical hum
Technology
Jam Session
A design to block RFID tags
Technology
Dial "I" for Internet
British Telecom bets all on internet protocols
Technology
Who Pays?
Furor erupts over toll collecting on the Internet
The Sciences
Wait a Second
Is it time to decouple time from the Earth's spin?
Technology
Flagging Copy Rights
Piracy protection may redefine home recording
Technology
Connection Blues
A hole for external control of Bluetooth devices
Technology
Anonymous Trust
Making trusted computing work with privacy
