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Submission + - Electric Cars DOA without Supercharged Batteries 1
Then, we'll have a real clean transportation industry, with plenty of good paying green jobs. So, let's try and stay optimistic."
Submission + - US accused of hacking French president's office with Flame (itnews.com.au)
To make it better, the US is said to have used the Flame spyware.
The US is denying the attack took place, but the French are making a big thing about it."
Submission + - Why Iron Dome Might Only Work For Israel (thediplomat.com) 1
Taking out unsophisticated rockets is quite different than advanced missiles: "...the technical and strategic challenges of shooting down ballistic missiles differ considerably from those of shooting down unguided rockets. BMD shares with rocket defense some common technological ground; both require fast reaction time and impressive sensor capabilities, and the Iron Dome project has benefited from technical work on missile defense. However, ballistic missiles in flight behave differently from unguided, sub-atmospheric rockets."
Submission + - Scientists Reveal Single Gene Is the Difference Between Humans and Apes (medicaldaily.com)
Now, researchers believe that they have found the definitive difference between humans and other primates, and they think that the difference all comes down to a single gene.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland attribute the split of humanity from apes to the gene miR-941. They say that the gene played an integral role in human development and contributed to humans' ability to use tools and learn languages.
Submission + - Supercomputers' growing resilience problems (computerworld.com.au) 2
Submission + - UK to use "Risk-Profiling Software" to Screen all Airline Passengers and Cargo (bbc.co.uk)
Submission + - Researcher claims to have Chrome 0day, Google says 'prove it' (securityledger.com)
However, more than a few questions hang over Gobejishvili’s talk. The researcher said he discovered the hole in July, but hasn't bothered to contact Google. He will demonstrate the exploit at MalCon, and have a “general discussion” about it, but won’t release source code for it. “I know this is a very dangerous issuethat’s why I am not publishing more details about this vulnerability,” he wrote. Google said that, with no information on the hole, it can only wait to hear the researcher's Malcon presentation before it can assess the threat to Chrome users."
Submission + - KDE 4.10 Beta 1 Released (muktware.com)
Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Geekiest way to cook a turkey? (altonbrown.com)
Submission + - Mysterious substance found in human brain
Submission + - The Science of Thanks Giving
Submission + - Google attacks UN net conference (bbc.co.uk)
It has been claimed some countries will try to wrest oversight of the net's technical specifications and domain name system from US bodies to an international organisation.
However, the UN has said there would be consensus before any change was agreed.
Submission + - Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks Found in Boston
"While our study was not intended to assess explosion risks, we came across six locations in Boston where gas concentrations exceeded the threshold above which explosions can occur," Nathan Phillips, associate professor at BU, said in a statement.
With "a device to measure methane" in a vehicle equipped with GPS, Duke and Boston University researchers created a nice little map showing the methane levels in parts per million at different points in the city.
"Repairing these leaks will improve air quality, increase consumer health and safety, and save money," study researcher Robert B. Jackson, of Duke, said in a statement. "We just have to put the right financial incentives into place."
It looks like money is an issue (imagine that)...