"Food v fuel In recent years, political support for biofuels has waned as concern grew that global demand for biofuels would result in a switch away from food production to biofuel production, exacerbating food security worries.
if your phone is examined by a security official they will not see any of the material you have recorded.
says Ian Risk, Airbus Group's head of innovations in the UK, where the aerospace giant makes aircraft wings."
Mr Risk doubts there will ever be a machine big enough to turn out a whole airframe."
and Mr Risk says that"agile manufacturing"will certainly reshape the industry's global supply chain
#Hackers steal data using pitta bread Secret encryption keys can be stolen using a cheap gadget so small it could be concealed inside some pitta bread.
Israeli security researchers have demonstrated how to capture radio emissions given off by laptops that inadvertently leak data about the keys.
the researchers were able to grab keys used in several widely used encryption programs and algorithms to protect data.
"Each year, as many as 280,000 pregnant women are exposed to drugs with evidence of potential fetal risk.
'Recent experiments to attempt to edit human genes have raised important questions about the potential risks
which carries a one in 200 risk of miscarriage.''There was a very high uptake of testing
'The researchers identified pregnant women with a one in 1000 risk of having a baby born with Down's syndrome
It could also lead to increasing liver graft utilization while decreasing travel risk and expenses.
because the membrane is the cell dock, its security checkpoint, its mailbox. From sugars to viral invaders to nerve impulses
Chemical weapons From airport security detecting explosives to art historians authenticating paintings, society thirst for powerful sensors is growing.
they also expose recipients to the risks of lifelong immunosuppressive therapy. While the progenitor cells needed to regenerate all of the tissues that make up a limb could be provided by the potential recipient,
and Health Columbia University scientists have developed a computational method to investigate the relationship between birth month and disease risk.
Overall, the study indicated people born in May had the lowest disease risk, and those born in October the highest.
The study was published this week in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. his data could help scientists uncover new disease risk factors,
An earlier Danish study on the disease found that the peak risk was in the months (May
with people born in March facing the highest risk for atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and mitral valve disorder.
and creates an increased risk for cancer and diabetes. When a healthy person is infected by a virus,
the treatment doesn carry the risk of side effects that are associated often with drug treatments. he pioneering study,
as many as 280,000 pregnant women are exposed to drugs with evidence of potential fetal risk. The most commonly reported birth defects involve the heart,
Their risk was halved after 20 years. However, patients who had had only a small part of the vagus nerve severed where not protected.
In the future the researchers expect to be able to use the new knowledge to identify risk factors for Parkinson's disease
and brings the risk of needle-related diseases and injuries. It also induces crippling fear in many people,
eliminating needle-related risks. It is also easy to use without the need for trained medical personnel,
The continued threat of pandemics such as H1n1 swine flu and emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola makes vaccine development and mass vaccination a priority for global healthcare.
Microneedles made from these materials also run the risk of breaking off in the skin, leaving tiny fragments behind;
dissolvable patches eliminate this risk. For some diseases, vaccines may be more effective when theye absorbed through the mucous membranes in the nose.
The biotech industry has shrunk dramatically in recent years based primarily on the continued tight capital markets and increased aversion to risk on the part of investors.
researchers at the University Medical center Utrecht announced that they have identified a gene that puts women at higher risk for breast cancer.
and it may provide patients the chance to perform early action treatment. t is important that women with the MEN1 syndrome now know that they have to be aware that they run the risk of developing breast cancer,
#Uniting To Accelerate Pediatric Medicine Drug companies inherently absorb significant risk when developing compounds and biologics for clinical use.
The risks and challenges associated with drug development will continue to be there for the foreseeable future.
Despite these risks I have noticed a promising trend the rise of open source drug R&d consortia that include large biotech
and building a biobased economy is key to reducing dependence on foreign oil enhancing our nation economic and energy security.
and two startups has focused on the analysis of surveillance videos. One day, AI may be able to monitor security camera footage to quickly
and automatically discover unmarked vans parked outside of banks for four hours without moving. Baidu is interested in other aspects, too."
"said Ajay Bhalla, security expert at the American financial services company Mastercard. Currently, users can set up something called"Securecode,
Mastercard's security researchers believe blinking is the best way to prevent a thief from just holding up a picture of a person
the bulk collection of American phone records by the National security agency will no longer be permitted legally, Spencer Ackerman of the Guardian reports.
a secret court overseeing surveillance issues, for another 90-day extension of the order needed to continue the collection of domestic phone records. e did not file an application for reauthorization,
however, was defeated in the Senate on Saturday morning. his is a high-threat period, cconnell (R-Kent.
The section, known as the business-records provision, gave intelligence agencies authorization to seek communications data if he records are relevant to an ongoing foreign intelligence investigation. n appeals court ruled earlier this month that most of the NSA surveillance
and collections efforts were permitted not by Section 215. The court directly attributed revelations about the collection programs and its defeat in court to Edward Snowden
Mcconnell measure has support from members of the intelligence community. The Guardian that the GOP leader will have to overcome the appeals court ruling, public dissatisfaction with government surveillance
and the procedural defeat of the surveillance programs in Congress in order to pass his bill. he Senate is in gridlock,
but the tides are said shifting Michael W. Macleod-Ball, acting director of the American Civil liberties Union Washington legislative office, told The New york times. or the first time,
it has never been the difference maker in thwarting any terrorist attack, according to testimony and government reports
so it could afford to take more risks with the business. Today, Logikcull has just over 20 employees."
#This US military-funded security company can tell who you are just from the way you touch your phone Passwords could soon be going the way of the dodo as digital security gets more sophisticated.
The company provides a layer of so-called biometric security that lets banks tell who you are just from the way you type,
'Israel unleashed one of the world's most sophisticated cyber weapons on the Iran talks The computers in three luxury hotels that hosted high-stakes negotiations on Iran's nuclear program were infected with an improved version of one
and exploits vulnerabilities that allows for an elevation of privileges, Duqu can be used to install other code that can keystroke log, record conversations, record video,
Chris Weber, cofounder of Casaba Security told Business Insider that the improved version of Duqu,
the U s. Coast guard said. Authorities responding to reports of a foul smell near Refugio State Beach around noon found an 800-metre slick already formed in the ocean, Santa barbara County Fire Capt.
The Coast guard, county emergency officials and state parks officials were cleaning up the spill. Boats from the nonprofit collective Clean Seas also were providing help
Coast guard spokeswoman Jennifer Williams said. About 3, 200 litres of oil have been recovered from the water,
and the Coast guard said a morning flyover would allow them to get a better sense of the damage.
the U s. Coast guard said. Authorities responding to reports of a foul smell near Refugio State Beach around noon found an 800-metre slick already formed in the ocean, Santa barbara County Fire Capt.
The Coast guard, county emergency officials and state parks officials were cleaning up the spill. Boats from the nonprofit collective Clean Seas also were providing help
Coast guard spokeswoman Jennifer Williams said. About 3, 200 litres of oil have been recovered from the water,
and the Coast guard said a morning flyover would allow them to get a better sense of the damage.
but blocking would only be allowed in limited circumstances, such as dealing with cyberattacks s
#Growing number of Canadians cutting traditional television, CBC research shows A growing number of Canadians are ditching their traditional television subscriptions, according to a new CBC research report.
existing proximity-based apps can notify travellers that they're near an airport security checkpoint. But Wi-fi Aware would let the app ask about wait times at that and nearby security checkpoints o
#The future of traffic: Commuting apps, smart cars and smarter parking New apps and other technologies are improving the urban traffic experience.
"Still, no mass exodus Taylor acknowledges that streaming video is a real threat to traditional TV
Furthermore, effluent from cow waste is a huge threat to what already are stressed the San joaquin valley watersheds.
thus their previous emphasis on threats to their bottom line. They have raised for the first time climate change to a level equal to the importance of energy in sustaining life On earth as we know it.
environment and national security. riginal cosponsors of the legislation include: Reps. Matt Cartwright (PA-17; Tony Cardenas (CA-29;
developed by maritime risk management specialist Rightship and Carbon War Room. That a 450-percent increase in the past 2. 5 years,
and are using efficiency data to assess risk and return, and inform credit approvals and resale and scrapping decisions.
complexity risk and high level engineering skills required to develop them. This has two impacts.
unpopular and dirty technology with increasing prices beat a disruptor that is cleaner, better, lower risk and falls in price every year?
what most see as their greatest threat future climate change policy. It that competing energy products of renewables and batteries, in a system with electric vehicles, will behave as a disruptive technology always does,
The technology is now one step closer to clinical human trials with a flexible implant specifically designed to integrate with the patient's spine minimising the risk of rejection and further damage.
Its mechanical properties--flexible and stretchy--are almost identical to those of the living tissue enclosing it vastly reducing the risk of inflammation friction and abrasion.
others argue they are a threat to bird life and a noisy blight on the landscape.
And the simple design means it doesn pose a risk to bird life or emit noise disturbance.
His'spider sense',for example, alerts him to imminent threats. A suit invented by engineers at the University of Illinois gives wearers 360-degree awareness of the environment around their body.
By electronically recording data about individual's physical attributes such as fingerprints or iris patterns, security and law enforcement services can quickly identify people with a high degree of accuracy.
as well as improving security, it will be more convenient for the individuals being identified. By using measurements of physiological characteristics,
'whereby people slowly become accustomed to security and surveillance technologies because they are introduced gradually. This means the public may eventually be faced with much greater use of these systems than they would initially agree to.
For example, implementing biometric identification in smart phones and other everyday objects such as computers or cars could make people see the technology as useful and easy to operate.
And a proportionality test would have to take into account the risks the technology brings along with the benefits.
and/or on the cloud for purposes of future authentication would legally require robust security protection.
#Nasa joins US government project to create'Google for the deep web'that could uncover cyber criminals,
and saturated fat and focusing concern on sugar as the biggest dietary threat. The Daily mail's GP Martin Scurr predicts that advice will change here in the UK too.
In fact there are many other risk factors involved but somehow we've become obsessed with cholesterol.'
senior fellow for Lockheed IT and Security Solutions, told Nextgov. com.'People can forge your handwriting in two dimensions,
'The cash machine also represents China's first independent intellectual property rights in financial security protection. Apart from the innovative recognition system, the device can also exchange Chinese Yuan to as many as 256 foreign currencies.
China's central government has placed an emphasis on information and financial security. Gu Zikun says this new machine has passed its certification
so the military could strike targets at a safe distance without putting pilots and aircraft at risk.'
But the new research has revealed they actually die in an organised manner that may help to alert other parts of the immune system to a threat.
If these are involved in communicating a threat to nearby cells, then it could be enhanced or supressed with the use of drugs.
they can have the same security without the restrictions or discomfort. he device is re-useable once the gas cylinder is removed
'Each year, as many as 280,000 pregnant women are exposed to drugs with evidence of potential fetal risk.
This new technique is one that will provide an extra security to scientists as they progress with the development and alteration of DNA.
which he believes has the potential to be used for security in stores and also for clothes that are donated to charity to be tracked around the world.
Weightless-N is designed around a differential binary phase shift keying (DBPSK) digital modulation scheme to transmit within narrow frequency bands using a frequency hopping algorithm for interference mitigation and enhanced security.
It provides for encryption and implicit authentication using a shared secret key regime to encode transmitted information via a 128 bit AES algorithm.
am I at risk of heart disease? One day soon your mirror might actually be able to give you the answer.
Tier 1 will have costs for compliance with state securities laws or"blue sky laws.""While tier 2 doesn require you to comply with the blue sky laws for each state,
Worse than the cost, the time wasted by having to deal with 50 different state securities regulators could make this process akin to having all of your teeth pulled, one at a time, without Novocain.
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#Beauty Is Only (3-D Printed) Skin Deep Global cosmetics giant L'oréal has waged a battle against gravity for more than a century, with countless creams, peels and potions as its weapons.
If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it probably that we are summoning the demon,
or a threat seems likely to grow even louder in the months and years ahead.
#Big U s. Data Breaches Offer Treasure trove for Hackers A massive breach of U s. federal computer networks disclosed this week is the latest in a flood of attacks by suspected Chinese hackers aimed at grabbing personal data,
U s. officials have said on condition of anonymity they believe the hackers are based in China but Washington has blamed not publicly Beijing at a time
an attack also blamed on Chinese hackers, and Premera Blue Cross, a healthcare services provider.
and F-35 built by Lockheed martin Corp. Lockheed redoubled security efforts focused on suppliers after a"significant and tenacious"attack on its computer networks in 2011 that was enabled by lax security at a supplier.
U s. senators have added $200 million in funding to their proposed fiscal 2016 budget to fund a detailed study of the cyber vulnerabilities of major weapons systems.
The move came after the Pentagon's chief weapons tester told Congress that nearly every major weapons program tested in 2014 showed"significant vulnerabilities"to cyber attack,
U s. government officials and cyber analysts say Chinese hackers are using high-tech tactics to build massive databases that could be used for traditional espionage goals,
The latest incident gives hackers access to a treasure trove of personal information, including birth dates, Social security numbers, previous addresses,
and security clearances. All that data could help hackers identify information about specific targets including potential passwords for websites that may be portals to information about weapons systems or other research data."
"They can dig down into that data and learn more about the individuals, what their hobbies are,
what their vices are, what skeletons they have in their closet, "said Babak Pasdar, president and chief executive of Bat Blue Network, a cybersecurity firm.
which hackers gained access to private data of a website administrator by finding passwords on a public website linked to the person's hobby."
insurance companies and other institutional investors in France will be required to disclose how they are managing climate change risks.
France lead will strengthen the drive among investors worldwide to consider the environmental impacts of their investments and the risks to their businesses of failing to do so.
For many financial institutions, the first step on the road to understanding these risks is to commission a carbon footprint of their investment portfolios or loan books.
Many investors already recognize these risks and disclose how they are managing them on a voluntary basis. Almost 50 investors are signed up to the Montréal Pledge launched late last year
These issues include the risks of climate change associated with carbon-intensive assets and the opportunities to invest in low-carbon and renewable energy.
and credit providers to disclose the risks they face. The french government will publish a report on climate change risks by December 31
2016, placing it alongside other risks such as credit risk, counterpart risk and excessive leverage. Listed companies will also be required to report on the risks of climate change to their business
and on the measures taken to mitigate them. Other countries such as the UK already require companies to disclose this information.
Alongside The french government announcement, Axa said it will divest#500 million ($547 million) from companies most exposed to coal-related activities
and stay hydrated is at risk. Put simply, water is a critical resource that must be saved.
and machine learning methods originally developed for data-heavy applications such as national security and the healthcare industry to the oil and gas industry,
while ensuring the security of answer keys i
#Cardiac microchip provides advance warning of future heart problems A potentially lifesaving microchip has been developed to forewarn patients suffering from heart problems of any deterioration in their condition.
continuing to push more coins into the market risks triggering further sell offs as demand has yet to stabilize relative to supply.
David cameron has used the tragedy as an impetus to call for programs that could make end-to-end encryption illegal in the UK, the grounds of national security.
either the UK government will preemptively act to ban encryption standards that it cannot break,
or it will require other services to only offer strong encryption services if they agree to simultaneously give the government the private keys required to decrypt the contents.
The US, meanwhile, is pressing ahead with technological initiatives designed to improve its own ability to crack encryption standards r
#Google throws nearly a billion Android users under the bus refuses to patch OS vulnerability When it comes to providing security updates for previous products,
various manufacturers have pursued different strategies. Some, like Microsoft, tend to provide security updates long after theye stopped selling an operating system (Microsoft only stopped providing WINDOWS XP support last year.
Others, like Google and Apple, have pursued tighter timelines for security updates. Google is now doubling down on that schedule,
refusing to patch bugs in Android 4. 3 or prior, even when those bugs could expose critical vulnerabilities on nearly a billion devices.
The flaws in this case affect Android 4. 1 to 4. 3, aka Jelly bean, which began shipping in mid-2012
When Security firm Rapid7 discovered a new exploit in the Android Browser version of Webview,
but there a difference between acknowledging the difficulty of maintaining security updates for the entirety of one user base
while paying lip service to the idea of open source. By throwing all of the responsibility for security updates back on carriers and security researchers,
or take on the responsibility of performing security updates that theye typically not qualified or funded to do.
when it published the full details of a security flaw two days before Redmond patched it,
and RF to combine the convenience of wireless power with the security of a wireless network.
security. If youe got a wireless power base station that can blast energy 20 feet away (improved from 15 feet last year),
then it not only lose the risk of wearing off at an inopportune moment, but would save money in the long run.
The two most serious threats are illuminated inside the car on an LCD display. This is Ford take on infrared night vision systems that now employ algorithms to detect people and animals,
devices such as a surveillance camera. Developed by doctoral student Vamsi Talla and colleagues at University of Washington in Seattle,
while keeping the power supply inside. he technology would be hugely useful for surveillance, perhaps connected to a movement sensor to trigger the camera
#Farmlogs Is Now Able To Alert Farmers About Crop Threats Farm management software company Farmlogs is used by over 20%of the farms in the U s. with over $15 billion in crops under management.
If a problem is detected in the field that causes a risk of losing yield during the growing season,
then it will alert farmers by pinpointing the exact location of the threats. Farmlogsmobile app will even guide farmers to the location that needs to be monitored.
The threat came late last week after a Turkish court banned media coverage of a police raid on Turkish Intelligence agency trucks,
citing national security concerns. Prior to the ban, Turkish news outlet Birgun had tweeted images of documents that allegedly showed the convoy had been carrying weapons destined for extremists fighting against the forces of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
Twitter sues U s. government over state surveillance rules Twitter responded by removing particular messages posted by Birgun primarily those showing images of the leaked documents
witter withheld access in Turkey to the small number of tweets that discussed the national security issue.
What if grenades could locate threats and detonate all on their own? A new smart grenade can do just that.
Anthem also said the breach exposed names, addresses, birthdates, Social security numbers, email addresses and employment details--including income.
"This attack is another reminder of the persistent threats we face, and the need for Congress to take aggressive action to remove legal barriers for sharing cyber threat information,"Rep. Michael Mccaul, R-Texas,
chairman of the House Homeland security Committee, said in a statement late Wednesday. Security experts told Foxnews. com that health data is extremely attractive to criminals. very crime needs motive and opportunity.
The motive is that PHI Personal Health Information can be monetized-theft of service, identity or medical and financial fraud, explained Rob Sadowski, director of technology solutions at security specialist RSA,
in an email. he opportunity is that more health data is becoming digital, is being shared more broadly across networks,
and providers aren't well prepared to defend against sophisticated attackers who are increasingly seeking this data. ealthcare records are much more valuable than credit card information, added Nat Kausik,
healthcare records contain social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, family members, income info, and employment information that allows cyber criminals to assume the identity of its victims for committing insurance fraud,
prescription fraud, and signing up for new accounts including credit cards. Matt Cullina, CEO of identity protection specialist IDT911, told Foxnews. com that the Anthem hack highlights the importance of extensive cyber security planning. ith high legal costs and the risk of business losses,
companies should determine whether their existing systems will fend off the impact cyberattacks have on their security as well as bottom line,
he wrote, in an e-mail e
#How drones and insects merged in ways that might surprise you Hornets, wasps and termites are pests to many households in America,
What may look like the average neighborhood pesky critter is actually a tiny drone conducting a military surveillance mission.
and individual soldiers with the capability to conduct surveillance within complex urban environments and difficult terrain significantly increasing their safety.
and provide data like threat locations, bomb making materials, hostage locations, and more. Or say that a unit needs to enter an area where GPS technology won function easily,
Wednesday's announcement affirmed an earlier prohibition against posting material deemed a threat to state power
or national security terms the ruling party uses to describe opposition to communist rule. It said operators will be required to deactivate accounts of violators.
However Chris Cheetham founder of Soter Advisors a fuel and energy risk management consultancy specializing in the shipping industry said that a number of factors could impact potential savings.
This discovery represents a creative twist on security and encryption the researchers have combined an encryption and authentication security system with inkjet-printing technology.
How does it work? Under natural light, this kind of ink is invisible, but is revealed when highlighted by a smartphone ultraviolet light.
Recipe turned Encryption Toolthe inventors are calling this ink a built-in olecular encryptiontool. A manufacturer would control its own specific ink ecipe.
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