Researchers created a tiny memory device that improves as it gets smaller, breaking a key limitation in electronics. This could lead to longer battery life and more energy-efficient devices.
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Quantum Breakthrough Turns Simple Forces Into Powerful New Interactions
Scientists have created a new way to generate powerful quantum interactions, achieving the first-ever demonstration of quadsqueezing.
This breakthrough makes previously hidden quantum effects visible and usable for advanced technologies.
Oxford scientists demonstrate first-ever quadsqueezing quantum interaction.
NASA Fires Up Record-Breaking Plasma Thruster for Future Mars Missions
NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.
Harvard Scientists Reveal Secret Structure Behind How You Smell
The team also found that this layout in the nose aligns with corresponding maps in the olfactory bulb of the brain. This connection offers new clues about how scent signals travel from the nose into the brain.
The findings were published April 28 in Cell.
Scientists have long known how sensory receptors are arranged in the eyes, ears, and skin, and how those arrangements connect to the brain. Smell has been the exception.
Fake Call History Apps Stole Payments From Users After 7.3 Million Play Store Downloads
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered fraudulent apps on the official Google Play Store for Android that falsely claimed to offer access to call histories for any phone number, only to trick users into joining a subscription that provided fake data and incurred financial loss.
The 28 apps have collectively racked up more than 7.3 million downloads, with one of them alone accounting for over 3 million downloads, before they were taken down from the official app storefront. The activity, codenamed CallPhantom by Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET, primarily targeted Android users in India and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
“The offending apps, which we named CallPhantom based on their false claims, purport to provide access to call histories, SMS records, and even WhatsApp call logs for any phone number,” ESET security researcher Lukáš Štefanko said in a report shared with The Hacker News. “To unlock this supposed feature, users are asked to pay — but all they get in return is randomly generated data.”
NVIDIA confirms GeForce NOW data breach affecting Armenian users
NVIDIA has confirmed in a statement for BleepingComputer that GeForce NOW user information has been exposed in a data breach.
The gaming and hardware giant has clarified that the impact is limited to Armenia, and was caused by a compromise of the infrastructure operated by a regional partner.
The company added that its own network was not impacted by the incident.