Who Cares about 5G Wireless?--You Will
The Internet of Things, streaming virtual reality and many other much-hyped technologies cannot exist without a complete rethinking of how mobile devices get online
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Ancient Biblical Scroll Gets Read While Wrapped
Researchers used high-tech visualization techniques to peer inside an ancient scroll too fragile to unwrap.
Photonic Chip Could Strengthen Smartphone Encryption
The chip uses pulses of laser light to generate truly random numbers, the basis of encryption. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Digitizing Your Analog Movies Is Just the Beginning
To preserve your data, you’ll have to migrate them to a new digital format every decade or so
Computers Can Sense Sarcasm? Yeah, Right
But they may soon. Researchers have written a program that detects smart-asses on social media and the Web
Can a Supercomputer Suggest the Best Cancer Treatment?
An artificial intelligence system is drastically expanding its reach in Asia
Remote Door Controls Are Car Security Flaw
Researchers found that a bad actor could cheaply and easily clone a remote keyless entry system to gain entry. Christopher Intagliata reports.
The Bandwidth Bottleneck That Is Throttling the Internet
Researchers are scrambling to repair and expand data pipes worldwide—and to keep the information revolution from grinding to a halt
Beyond "Pokémon Go": Future Games Could Interact with Real Objects
A new imaging technique could help make imaginary characters appear to convincingly interact with a gamer's actual surroundings
Facial Recognition--My Favorite Alternative to Password Log-In
It’s fast, easy and secure‑and there’s nothing to remember
Robot Hackers Could Be the Future of Cybersecurity
The final round of DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge pits computers against one another as human programmers watch the future of cybersecurity unfold
Passwords Are on the Way Out, and It's about Time
They're on the way out, and it's about time
Chinese Satellite Is 1 Giant Step for the Quantum Internet
Craft due to launch in August is first in a wave of planned quantum space experiments
Investigators Warn More Hacker Attacks Could Hit U.S. Candidates
The leak of Democrats’ e-mails raises unprecedented fears of meddling in the election
Data Thieves Find Easy Pickings in the Health Care System
Hackers pillage a poorly protected bureaucracy for one third of all breaches involving names and sensitive info
"Coding for All": Is It a Smart Goal for Schools?
Is coding for all a realistic goal—and is it one that American schools should be pursuing?
Health Gadgets and Apps Outpace Privacy Protections, Report Finds
In 2009, Congress asked for recommendations on what to do about information that falls outside the privacy law known as HIPAA. Health officials released their report, but offered no suggestions
Atom Wranglers Create Rewritable Memory
Chlorine atom grids outperform state-of-the-art hard disk drives by orders of magnitude
Robots Could Hack Turing Test by Keeping Silent
While it's not news that the Turing test has flaws, the new study highlights just how limited the test is for answering deeper questions about artificial intelligence, study co-author says
Curiosity Rover Stable after "Safe Mode" Glitch
Mission scientists are investigating what caused a suspension the Mars rover's activities on July 2
