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Conficker worm to Spread April 1st, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Sorry all for not ahving time to write a little more digest version of this important news brief, but here is an excerpt from Inside Tech, with a link to the original article from Daily Tech below.
As a reminder, Update, Update, Update!
‘The worm that won’t go away will get an upgrade on April 1.’ -
The [...]
Biometrics: Veins to replace fingerprints
Friday, November 14th, 2008Just recently, a new technology called finger vein authentication is gaining ground in Europe. A technology originally developed by Hitachi captures the pattern of blood vessels by transmitting near-infrared light at different angles through the finger, and then turns it into a digital code to match it against profiles already stored into the system.
The technology [...]
Life Saving Robot Built after Son’s Death in Iraq
Thursday, July 17th, 2008The name of the robot is the landshark, an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), designed to detect and disarm bombs.
When Army Pfc. John Hart was killed in a 2003 ambush, his grief-stricken father, Brian Hart, decided to channel his heartache and anger into finding a way to help U.S. troops, who lacked proper armor and other [...]