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Researchers have found that fine-tuning the composition of microscopic layers could lead to significant improvements in device performance. The University of Ottawa team found that small changes to the materials and structure of electronic devices significantly improve their efficiency and sustainability. Because these devices rely on carefully arranged layers to conduct electricity, adjusting their composition … Read more

In short: Tips for staying vigilant against phishing scams delivered via text messages, phone calls, and emails are probably well known by now, but scammers are always looking for new methods of attack. Calendar invites appear to be the latest tool of choice as they exploit widely used, trusted software that may not be checked … Read more

Space is both an engineering and a scientific problem. It’s about building systems that can withstand harsh environments and using them to collect data that couldn’t be collected any other way. This category is about how spacecraft are designed and operated and how space is used as a platform for science, observation and experimentation. Interesting … Read more

WTF?! A security researcher accessed millions of private conversations collected from Energize Lab’s robotic toys and remotely changed a device’s statement. The researcher could access users’ personal information, rewrite the robot’s memory, and make its AI companion transmit false claims and sexually explicit commands. The findings highlight the security risks posed by networked companions that … Read more

A small genetic difference can make one snail a mirror image of another. Now researchers studying Japanese land snails have identified a gene that helps determine whether their shells twist clockwise or counterclockwise, providing new clues about how animals develop their left and right sides. The study, led by researchers at the University of Nottingham … Read more

Short: Fraud in items shipped by Amazon and other online retailers, particularly expensive PC components, has been a serious problem for years. Readers are probably already familiar with Amazon return scams involving counterfeit or swapped graphics cards and RAM, but the latest example involves a CPU swap. The deception was so subtle that only a … Read more

Electrons move so quickly in atoms and molecules that studying their behavior requires flashes of light that last only a fraction of a billionth of a billionth of a second. Now scientists have found a way to concentrate these ultra-short X-ray flashes into a tiny spot and make them stronger where they hit a sample. … Read more

Advertising kills: Researchers may have uncovered the first case of a “zero-click” spyware attack. The malicious cyber operation is linked to an Israeli advertising organization that allegedly misused online ads to target a well-known international media company based in Qatar. A new investigation from Citizen Lab has uncovered a large-scale sting operation aimed at installing … Read more