First, they teleported photons, then atoms and ions. Now one physicist has worked out how to do it with energy, a technique that has profound implications for the future of physics
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built an enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom that is now the world’s most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter based on a mercury atom. The new aluminum clock would neither gain nor lose one second in about 3.7 billion years
Microsoft warned that a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser gives attackers access to files stored on a PC under certain conditions. Our investigation so far has shown that if a user is using a version of Internet Explorer that is not running in Protected Mode an attacker may be able to access files with an already known filename and location,
Microsoft said in a security advisory
A coalition of Australia’s 12 largest media organisations says journalists and the public should have greater access to cabinet documents. The Right to Know Coalition has told a Senate committee inquiry into proposed new Freedom of Information (FOI) laws that Cabinet secrecy should not be used as a way of preventing access to documents
Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Lucas took aim at ACS:Law solicitors, a firm that has been used by record companies in Britain to intimidate file-sharers, and that has apparently cause an enormous number of complaints to the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Police will be able to destroy computers carrying suspected child pornography even where the material is highly encrypted and impossible to access, under a tightening of federal sex offence laws. But police are also understood to be pressing the government for greater powers against suspects who refuse to reveal passwords. Meanwhile, in the US, anyone with an e-mail account likely knows that police can peek inside it if they have a paper search warrant. But cybercrime investigators are frustrated by the speed of traditional methods of faxing, mailing, or e-mailing companies these documents. They’re pushing for the creation of a national Web interface linking police computers with those of Internet and e-mail providers so requests can be sent and received electronically
iiNet wins. Case dismissed. AFACT to pay. The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed the film industry’s case against iiNet, finding that Australia’s No.3 internet provider did not authorise copyright infringement on its network. The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft representing the film industry, has been ordered to pay iiNet’s costs. iiNet chief executive Michael Malone estimated that these costs add up to around $4 million. I find that iiNet simply can’t be seen as approving infringement,
said Justice Cowdroy
Twitter has identified a scheme that uses compromised file-sharing sites to steal the log on information of users. The service said it had discovered a number of compromised torrent
sites that include code used to skim usernames and passwords. Torrent sites acts as indexes of links to TV, film and music files. Scammers were then able to use the data to gain access to Twitter and other sites because many people use the same logon for multiple services. The firm has reset the accounts of affected users, it said
Researchers using a diamond paste to polish a slice of meteorite stumbled onto something remarkable: crystals in the rock that are harder than diamonds. A closer look with an array of instruments revealed two totally new kinds of naturally occurring carbon, which are harder than the diamonds formed inside the Earth
Libya must stop blocking access to opposition web sites and internet pages such as YouTube, US-based Human Rights Watch has warned. The activists say Tripoli began a crackdown on 24 January, blocking several foreign-based sites reporting on Libya, and the entire YouTube site. The government is returning to the dark days of total media control,
the group said in a statement
The Senate has passed a Bill that will allow network operators — including ISPs — to intercept traffic as part of network protection activities
disregarding the Greens Party efforts to amend it. The Bill, the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2009, aims to help network operators to understand what they can and cannot do in terms of interception. It will allow, for example, an ISP network engineer to intercept a customer’s connection when undertaking activities to operate, maintain and protect
their network
The South Australian Government passed a Bill late last year which makes it illegal during election time to post political views on a blog or comment without also including a name and address. The bill came into effect on 6 January, but only governs the weeks after a writ has been issued authorising an election, and only content affecting South Australian politicians. It attempts to stop people from not taking responsibility for posts which could sway public opinions on the election. And it lasted until Attorney-General Michael Atkinson moved to immediately repeal the controversial laws which sparked an outcry over censorship of the internet
The Lancet today finally retracted the paper that sparked a crisis in MMR vaccination across the UK, following the General Medical Council’s decision that its lead author, Andrew Wakefield, had been dishonest. The medical journal’s editor, Richard Horton, told the Guardian today that he realised as soon as he read the GMC findings that the paper, published in February 1998, had to be retracted. It was utterly clear, without any ambiguity at all, that the statements in the paper were utterly false,
he said. I feel I was deceived
Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. The coating is also flexible and breathable, which makes it suitable for use on an enormous array of products
It’s been just over a year since Bill has sent me one of his missives:
As
studiothirteen, is no more, Dear Red Wolf, As the Final Episode of The X Files (ieThe birth of Little William) And withMulderout of the Picture both realistically on the Show and OffIs there a way I could serve as some kind of Catalyst to promp[t Frank Spotnitz along with the cadre of Writers who weekly wrote many episodes! The whole plot formation should continue! Before you discount my fervor as a Fanatical Fan Gone South, I have thought of hiring a Playscript writer to help me continue with Chris Carter’s Brainchild SUCH QUALITY TELEVISION SHOULD NOT DISAPPEAR! I have even thought toSPURN ACTIVITY INFOX STUDIOS
He seems to recognise himself as a fanatical fan
, but still doesn’t actually seem to get that I not only don’t care, but I couldn’t do anything to help him even if I thought he was marginally sane.
Surely there’s a loony bin looking for an escaped inmate somewhere in his neck of the woods. Or he’s my own personal episode of The X-Files
Desert ants in Tunisia smell in stereo, sensing odours from two different directions at the same time. Pigeons, rats and even people may also smell in stereo, but ants are the first animal known to use it for navigation
Facebook and Twitter users are under attack by cybercriminals — and the incidents are rising, Sophos says in its its 2010 Security Threat Report released Monday. In the past 12 months, Sophos says, cybercriminals have focused more attacks on social-network users. Spam and malware are leading the charge. Fifty-seven percent of users surveyed reported getting spammed via social-networking sites — an increase of 70.6 percent from 2008. And 36 percent say they have been sent malware via social-networking sites, a 69.8 percent increase
An invasion of giant squid in Orange County has fishermen and women hitting the waters off Newport Beach, angling for an unusual catch. The squid, some up to 60 pounds and 4 feet long, were first caught Thursday afternoon, and anglers began making twilight expeditions Friday night to catch the nocturnal sea creatures, which spend daytime close to the ground and rise to the surface at night
The ultra-high-strength composite metal foam created by Afsaneh Rabiei is a highlight of a well-traveled career during which the researcher has tried to learn everything she can about advanced materials. The result: a brand new material that can save energy and lives
Single sided deafness affects around 200 out of every million people the world over. The loss of stereo hearing can prove dangerous when crossing the street, or other mobile environments. Sonitus Medical has developed a new device, SoundBite, that uses the natural conduction of teeth and bone to transmit sound to the inner ear even after the outer and middle ear are damaged
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