ElectronicsSeptember 25, 2018
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
Wendy M. Grossman, a frequent contributor on information technology, is based in London.
TechnologyMarch 11, 2015
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
TechnologyJuly 22, 2014
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
TechnologyMay 1, 2014
Tracing Photos Back to the Camera That Snapped Them
A unique camera “signature” to identify online criminals
April 16, 2014
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
TechnologyApril 10, 2014
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
CommunicationsMarch 3, 2014
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
July 18, 2013
How to Be an E-Mail Survivalist
To avoid being the target of big-data snooping, run your own e-mail server
January 23, 2013
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
TechnologyJuly 19, 2012
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
TechnologySeptember 13, 2011
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 SciencesJanuary 24, 2011
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
TechnologyMay 1, 2008
Down to the Wire
A Grammy Award for restoring music through electrical hum
July 1, 2007
Jam Session
A design to block RFID tags
February 1, 2007
Dial "I" for Internet
British Telecom bets all on internet protocols
July 1, 2006
Who Pays?
Furor erupts over toll collecting on the Internet
The SciencesNovember 1, 2005
Wait a Second
Is it time to decouple time from the Earth's spin?
TechnologySeptember 1, 2005
Flagging Copy Rights
Piracy protection may redefine home recording
November 15, 2004
Connection Blues
A hole for external control of Bluetooth devices
TechnologyAugust 1, 2004
Anonymous Trust
Making trusted computing work with privacy
TechnologyApril 1, 2004
Missing Movement
Mad Cow reveals the limits of animal tracing
TechnologyJanuary 19, 2004
Ballot Breakdown
Flaws continue to hamper computerized voting
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2003
Handicaps in CAPPS
Computerized passenger screening is not so easy
The SciencesMay 1, 2003
A Man, a Plan, Spam
A Stanford lawyer pits his job against junk e-mail