Submission + - Boston Uni working on LED wireless networks
Madas writes: This article on Absolute Gadget details how researchers at Boston University's College of Engineering are working on devloping wireless networks that use LED lights instead of normal radio waves. This research apparently has other uses in the automobile industry. Apparently the LEDs could warn you if the driver in front has put the brakes on so could avoid hitting the car in front. Personally I'd use my vision balls that are in my thought box.
Scientists Make Quantum Encryption Breakthrough 156
Madas writes "Scientists working in Cambridge have managed to make quantum encryption completely secure (registration required) by
putting decoy pulses in the key transmission stream. According to the story this paves the way for safe, encrypted high-speed data links. Could this allow completely private transmission of data away from snooping eyes and ears? Or will it mean film studios can stop movies from being copied when traveling on the internet?"
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Comment Is there a "botwar" going on (Score 1) 522
This article on SC Magazine
Apparently there is a war between virus writers and they are all trying to delete each other's viruses. Mikko has provided a lovely diagram to illustrate the point.
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