Why We Should Worry About Hackable Hearts
To this day, no hacker has ever hurt anyone by hacking into someone’s pacemaker, but several security researchers agree that it’s possible. And yet, neither the general public, nor the medical industry, consider it a serious threat.
October 12, 2015 at 02:39AM
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“Tomato” versus “#FF6347”-the tragicomic history of CSS color names
The “Named Colors” section of the CSS Color Module Level 4 — the latest specification for color values and properties within the Cascading Style Sheets language — are 141 standard colors. “Tomato” or “#FF6347”? Where did whacky names like “lemon chiffon” come from and when did the random combination of numerals and letters come about?
October 11, 2015 at 08:03PM
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Finding Gender Bias At Work
Several companies are now using language-and-image-processing tech to spot what we humans can’t — or won’t.
October 11, 2015 at 06:01PM
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The Challenges of Securing University Computer Networks
Universities are struggling to find balance between academic openness and the need for computer security across their networks.
October 11, 2015 at 05:03PM
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NASA’s Next Rovers Look Like Blobby Spiders
NASA is developing what could be the next generation of space exploring robots. And these robots are inspired by a baby toy of all things. They are made of cables and rods and are a type of structure known as a tensegrity structure, which gives them some unique properties that make them pretty robust. They kind of look like blobby spiders.
October 11, 2015 at 04:11PM
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The Science Of Lab-Grown Meat
Real meat grown in a test tube, sounds appetizing, right? It turns out that the method will make meat production less expensive and and more environmentally friendly. Here’s the science behind it,
October 11, 2015 at 02:38PM
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Major Advance Reveals the Limits of Computation
Researchers have been trying to find another way to compare long strings of arbitrary numbers or characters for years, but a new study may have just proved that the search is futile.
October 11, 2015 at 01:59PM
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New era beckons for supersonic air travel
Passengers could break the sound barrier again as technology delivers faster but quieter jets.
October 11, 2015 at 12:48PM
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How Poop Gets Recycled Into Energy
Poop is gross, but did you know that the smelly stuff can actually be converted into energy? Here’s how it’s done.
October 11, 2015 at 12:01PM
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Uber’s Move to Oakland Will Test an Economy in Overdrive
San Francisco is losing its luster. Skyrocketing real estate prices have already driven out much of the city’s fabled bohemian culture, except for the version co-opted by Burning Man techies. Now, those same techies are themselves looking elsewhere. How will Uber’s move to Oakland effect tech’s geography?
October 11, 2015 at 08:04AM
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