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Dec 9, 2020

A Common Weed May Be a New Breast Cancer Treatment

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Thale cress may be the answer!

Dec 8, 2020

Hackers Breached Israeli Water Reservoir HMI System

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, cyborgs, internet

Hackers with possible links to Iran appear to have breached an unprotected human-machine interface system at an Israeli water reservoir that connected directly to the internet and lacked security protocols, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Otorio.

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The security firm reports that the alleged Iranian hacking group, referred to as “Unidentified TEAM,” published a video of the attack on an unnamed reclaimed Israeli water reservoir human-machine interface (HMI) system, which did not require any authentication to access and modify the system. This allowed the threat actors to tamper with the water pressure, change temperatures and more.

Dec 8, 2020

Boeing, Kratos To Build Skyborg Drones For Air Force Experiments

Posted by in categories: drones, military

Drone stocks Boeing (BA) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) received Air Force awarded contracts for its Skyborg combat drone experiment.

Dec 8, 2020

Emerging Technology That Will Change Our World

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, mobile phones

There are technologies just around the corner which will change the world, and our lives, massively, and for the better…in ways many cannot even start to imagine.

So in have done just that.

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Dec 8, 2020

Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture

Posted by in categories: chemistry, nanotechnology, quantum physics

In groundbreaking new research, an international team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has developed a unique process for producing a quantum state that is part light and part matter.

The discovery provides fundamental new insights for more efficiently developing the next generation of quantum-based optical and electronic devices. The research could also have an impact on increasing efficiency of nanoscale chemical reactions.

The research is published in Nature Photonics.

Dec 8, 2020

Research group has made a defect-resistant superalloy that can be 3D-printed

Posted by in categories: chemistry, economics, engineering, nuclear energy, particle physics, space

In recent years, it has become possible to use laser beams and electron beams to “print” engineering objects with complex shapes that could not be achieved by conventional manufacturing. The additive manufacturing (AM) process, or 3D printing, for metallic materials involves melting and fusing fine-scale powder particles—each about 10 times finer than a grain of beach sand—in sub-millimeter-scale “pools” created by focusing a laser or electron beam on the material.

“The highly focused beams provide exquisite control, enabling ‘tuning’ of properties in critical locations of the printed object,” said Tresa Pollock, a professor of materials and associate dean of the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara. “Unfortunately, many advanced metallic alloys used in extreme heat-intensive and chemically corrosive environments encountered in energy, space and nuclear applications are not compatible with the AM process.”

The challenge of discovering new AM-compatible materials was irresistible for Pollock, a world-renowned scientist who conducts research on advanced metallic materials and coatings. “This was interesting,” she said, “because a suite of highly compatible alloys could transform the production of having high economic value—i.e. materials that are expensive because their constituents are relatively rare within the earth’s crust—by enabling the manufacture of geometrically complex designs with minimal material waste.

Dec 8, 2020

SUV Tires Gets an Upgrade With Goodyear’s Wrangler All-Terrain

Posted by in category: transportation

Goodyear’s Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure SUV tires are a great choice for drivers who spend most of their time on the pavement but sometimes venture off-road.

Dec 8, 2020

The sun is awakening with ‘solar storms’ that could affect Earth

Posted by in category: futurism

As soon as Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting that a solar outburst could generate northern lights or aurora as far south as Oregon to Pennsylvania.

Dec 8, 2020

The NSA Warns That Russia Is Attacking Remote Work Platforms

Posted by in categories: government, privacy

A vulnerability in VMWare has prompted a warning that companies—and government agencies—need to patch as soon as possible.

Dec 8, 2020

Norway says Russian groups ‘likely’ behind Parliament cyber attack

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Norway’s domestic security agency has said that Russian hackers linked to the country’s military intelligence service were “likely” behind a cyber attack against the Norwegian parliament this year.

The network operation behind the attack was part of “a broader national and international campaign that lasts at least since 2019” the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) said in a statement.