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French Security Firm: Hackers use Radio Waves to Hijack Smartphones

 

Security researchers have reportedly discovered that hackers can use radio waves to hijack data on Android smartphones and iPhones through Google Now and Siri. Hackers accomplish this by sending radio waves to the devices and tricking users into sending them information by responding to voice commands. “According to French security firm ANSSI, which made the discovery, the … [Read more...]

Universities Team up to Help Protect Nation’s Power Grid from Cyber Attacks

 

Researchers from FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have teamed up with four other universities and a utility company to help protect the nation’s power grid from cyber attacks. “A cyber attack on any part of the nation’s power grid could leave millions of people without power, resulting in serious health and safety threats as well as a major economic blow. Working … [Read more...]

Russia Developing Drone that can see through Camouflage and Detect Hidden Objects

 

United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, a corporation based in Russia, is building an all-seeing eye drone fitted with tech-forward technology that allows it to see beyond the human eye’s electromagnetic spectrum, giving it the ability to detect both hidden and camouflaged objects. The drone will advance technology for all types of military equipment. “The unmanned aerial … [Read more...]

New Socket Operates at Bandwidths up to 75 GHZ

 

Ironwood Electronics introduces a new LCC socket design, the GT-QFN-3010 socket, which uses a high performance elastomer capable of 75 GHz. The socket offers low inductance, less than 1dB of insertion loss and an operating temperature range of -55 to +160 degrees Celsius. It is ideal for wide temperature applications and was designed for a 14.3x14.3 mm package size “The socket … [Read more...]

New Company’s Different Approach to EMI Shielding

 

John Castle, an EMC Shielding specialist, launched his new company EMC EMI Ltd. earlier this year. Castle is confident his company brings a fresh approach to the shielding industry. Castle was determined to better serve needs of customers in the industry when he was building his company. "Companies that need these products, need a supplier who is reliable, fast and flexible. … [Read more...]

NASA Supports 3D Printed Robotic Hand with Stretchable Optical Sensors

 

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a 3D printed, three-fingered robotic hand with fiber optical sensors that are stretchable. The hand is able to detect forces that are less than a tenth of a newton. “Using fiber optics, the team of researchers placed 14 strain sensors into each of the robot’s fingers, which are closely modeled on the skeletal … [Read more...]

‘Electrosmog’ to Help Power Devices in UK

 

Paul Drayson, a former British science minister, has developed a device that captures “electrosmog” (invisible clouds of electromagnetic radiation), and uses it to power small devices. The energy-harvesting system is known as Freevolt. Freevolt uses an antenna to gain power from multiple wavebands of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is the first commercial device that is … [Read more...]

High School Students and UPenn Professor Build Radio Telescope in West Philadelphia

 

This past summer, as part of UPenn’s Summer Science Academy Program, 12 high school students along with James Aguirre, associate professor in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Physics and Astronomy, turned an out-of-service TV satellite dish on the roof of the Enterprise Center in West Philadelphia into a 30-foot radio telescope. The telescope has been given the … [Read more...]

First U.S. Public School District Limits Wi-Fi Radiation Exposure

 

Ashland, Massachusetts Public Schools have announced they will be reducing Wi-Fi radiation exposure to students and teachers via Wi-Fi Device “Best Practices.” “Spurred by parent Cecelia Doucette's concerns about the lack of safety data on Wi-Fi and children, the district investigated the issue and developed a policy to substantially reduce wireless exposures to students and … [Read more...]

Ground-penetrating Radar Uses Electromagnetic Radiation to Reveal ‘Super-Henge’

 

With the help of ground-penetrating radar, researchers have discovered that there are 90 large stones, known as Durrington Walls, hidden underground in a village near the famous Stonehenge monument in England. Archaeologist Vince Gaffney and his team announced this discovery at the British Science Festival in Bradford, England earlier this month. “Durrington Walls is about … [Read more...]

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