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Submission + - TrueCrypt 6.0 released over long weekend (ostatic.com) 1

Submitted by ruphus13 on Monday July 07, 2008 @07:34PM

ruphus13 writes: While most of the US was celebrating Independence Day by bursting crackers, the true fellow geeks over at TrueCrypt were having their own release party! They released verion 6.0 of TrueCrypt over the long weekend. The new version touts two major upgrades. "There are two significant upgrades in version 6.0. First, TrueCrypt now performs parallel encryption and decryption operations on multi-core systems, giving you a phenomenal speedup if you have more than one processor available. Second, it now has the ability to hide an entire operating system, so even if you're forced to reveal your pre-boot password to an adversary, you can give them one that boots into a plausible decoy operating system, with your hidden operating system remaining completely undetectable." The software has been released under the 'TrueCrypt License', which is not OSI approved.

Feed Wired: Netroots Activists Mad at Obama for Spy Bill Flip-Flop (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Monday July 07, 2008 @07:32PM

Netroots activists are using a wiki and Barack Obama's social networking tool to try and change the senator's mind on an upcoming vote on overhauling warrantless wiretapping legislation.

Submission + - Boiling water faster with nanotechnology (idg.com.au)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 07, 2008 @07:06PM

An anonymous reader writes: University researchers have discovered a way to use nanotechnology to enable them to boil water much more quickly. They believe that this will help them more efficiently cool computer chips, leading to more powerful and smaller machines.

First DNA Molecule Constructed from Mostly Synthetic Components 188

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 07, 2008 @12:56PM from the add-another-helix dept.

ScienceDaily is reporting that Japanese chemists have created the world's first DNA molecule comprised of almost entirely artificial components. The breakthrough could lead to advances in both medicine and technology, possibly utilizing the massive storage capacity of DNA. "In the new study, Masahiko Inouye and colleagues point out that scientists have tried for years to develop artificial versions of DNA in order to extend its amazing information storage capabilities. As the genetic blueprint of all life forms, DNA uses the same set of four basic building blocks, known as bases, to code for a variety of proteins used in cell functioning and development. Until now, scientists have only been able to craft DNA molecules with one or a few artificial parts, including certain bases."

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