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  Facial recognition technology is extensively used by law enforcement agencies, internet search engines, and social networks. The technology also has been adopted by advertisers to collect statistical data about their customers for better marketing. However, this technology is very untrustworthy in its current state, and is…
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  By Naomi Brockwell “I wouldn’t use WiFi at home, because global maps of every wireless access point’s unique ID – including your – are free and constantly updated. I would use ethernet; yes, ethernet on a phone.” Edward Snowden Using ethernet on your phone? I explain why you…
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  The bigger worry isn’t space exploration, it’s weaponizing space for war. One year ago in January, a Chinese robot landed on the dark side of the moon. Since then, the Chang’e 4 probe and the Yutu-2 rover it carried onboard have been busy photographing and scanning minerals, growing yeast, hatching fruit-fly…
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  Information has officially been teleported between two physical chips for the first time. How will this new discovery affect how we receive and send information? Is this just the tip of the iceberg that could eventually lead towards teleportation of physical objects? Scientists from the University of Bristol and…
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  Researchers at the University of Tokyo have used computational methods and analysis of recent experimental data to demonstrate that water molecules take two distinct structures in the liquid state. The team investigated the scattering of X-ray photons through water samples and showed a bimodal distribution hidden under the first…
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  There are no high tempers in Russia about LGBT groups, but they shouldn’t instill their views on under-18s, Vladimir Putin said, adding the ever-growing types of genders may somehow be confusing. Putin’s interview with the Financial Times seems to have hit a nerve, as many public figures, among them…
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  by Josh Lake – Specialist in security, privacy and encryption Read the first part of the article The Open Quantum Safe project On top of NIST’s search for suitable algorithms, the Open Quantum Safe project has also been launched. As a collaboration between academics and the open source community,…
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  Research has determined that exposure to all sources of cell phone and wireless WiFi radiation – 1G through 4G – are biologically and environmentally harmful. Of course, everyone tolerates exposure differently. The same is true for other toxins. This has never been untrue. So of course eliminating all sources of…
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  Madagascar has embarked on its most ambitious tree-planting drive yet, aiming to plant 60 million trees in the coming months. The island nation celebrates 60 years of independence this year, and the start of the planting campaign on Jan. 19 marked one year since the inauguration of President Andry Rajoelina, who has promised…
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  Mechanical energy, converted into kinetic energy can provide the energy that we use on a regular basis to power our homes and electronic devices. Rather than focusing on the current problems in our world it is great to change gears and have a look at all of the solutions that are popping up all over the planet.…
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