Category: Technology
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The Next Generation IT Security System
Spies, communication, and secret codes! Cryptography is the art of encrypting and decrypting messages. It has existed as long as people have distrusted each other and looked for the forms of secure communication. Cryptographic techniques have evolved over the centuries. The aim is always the same – the code-makers work to stay ahead of the…
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The Fuel of the Future
It seems it came time to say goodbye to gasoline. As it is known, the petroleum resources are running out and very soon we will stay without them. Also, it pollutes air and it causes a great risk to human’s health. And finally, there is a money concerns. People are no longer willing to pay…
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Challenges of Wireless Cryptography
As companies and individuals increasingly use wireless technologies for their significant communications, they also must be assured of security using proper cryptographic algorithms. The major fields of applications are mobile e-commerce transactions, e-mails and corporate data transaction. On the other hand, as wireless systems grow in popularity and carry valuable information, hackers are directing their…
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The Future of Energy Transmission is Wireless
Try to imagine a simpler life. The life without wires. Try to imagine you are recharging your laptop computer, your mobile phone or even your car on the road so conveniently as surfing the Internet – wirelessly. Well, the future came few years ago. The scientist from MIT made an experiment which will change the…
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A Scytale – Cryptography of the Ancient Sparta
We continue with the series of articles about cryptography. More precisely, this one can be defined as a brief review of its history and the most significant ciphering device of ancient world. The initial post about this topic can be found here. Going back through time, the Mankind always had the need to transform the…
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Introduction to Cryptographic Basics
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties. More generally, it is about constructing and analyzing protocols that overcome the influence of third parties and which are related to various aspects in information security such as data confidentiality, data integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation. Modern cryptography intersects…
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Tools of the Future
Like they say, a carpenter is only as good as his tools – and this sentiment stands true in almost every profession we work in. Whether it’s something as simple as a pen and paper or more complex scientific equipment, we rely heavily on tools in both our personal and business lives. So what lies…
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Voice Analysis Software – Innovative or Invasive?
A new voice analysis software that aims to decipher your inner feelings has made a splash into the innovative technology scene, with mixed reactions. In a case of machines helping machines, a computational voice analysis software created by a startup in Tel Aviv, Israel, can actually detect emotions in a person’s voice and share that through…
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Concrete: a thoroughly modern material
Concrete and cement. Words synonymous with solidity and well, staidness. Cement is probably the most ubiquitous building material of the late 20th century – yet it may provide some very 21st century surprises. Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed a cement material incorporating carbon nanofibres in its composition, turning cement into an excellent…
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New technology to measure soil carbon
Carbon is a hot topic at the moment, particularly with Rudd’s plan to move from the Carbon Tax to an Emissions Trading Scheme. But while the politicians argue over the economic implications, researchers at the University of Sydney have developed an instrument that could help drive policy to deal with the environmental impacts of carbon.…
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Google’s Conversational Voice Search Activated on Chrome
If you remember the article Conversations with Google, you may recall it’s been predicted that the next mode of interaction with Google search will be natural language conversation where Google will be able to follow the course of the conversation and provide new results and suggestions. Well, as of this Wednesday it’s become a reality. Google presented conversational…
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Quantum computing: Australian researchers store data on a single atom!
Computers are everywhere these days. They play us music, tell us when to wake up, remind us that we’re late for an appointment, and provide us with entertainment. Even if we don’t realise it, so ingrained in our lives are computers that the world would be a very different place without them. Computing is also…
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Haptography: The Technology of Touch
As we move through the world, we have an innate sense of how things feel — the sensations they produce on our skin and how our bodies orient to them. Can technology leverage this? In this fun, fascinating TED-Ed lesson, learn about the field of haptics, and how it could change everything from the way…
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Work, Play & Learn! Using libraries for Social Learning, Impact and Collaboration
The digital information and knowledge paradigm in the 21st century requires skills such as digital literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, skills in communication, and collaboration for overcoming present social and digital inequalities. Those skills go beyond pure technological affordances and they could easily be obtained through collaborative learning practices and social interaction between individuals from different…