Pacemaker sensor security vulnerability discovered
17 May 2013
Common sensors found in pacemakers and Bluetooth headsets have major security vulnerabilities according to researchers.
Highest capacity comms satellite record to be broken
17 May 2013
The makers of the highest-capacity communications satellite in the world will build one with seven times the coverage.
Many-core processor research project launched
17 May 2013
Electronic engineers and computer scientists are aiming to design and implement more energy-efficient and dependable ‘many-core’ processor embedded systems, with the launch of a new creative research project.
Components next battleground in smartphone war
17 May 2013
Samsung is courting some of rival Apple’s main parts suppliers as in-house supply lines get stretched.
Wireless breakthrough at water treatment plant
17 May 2013
The first water treatment plant of its kind in South-East Asia has been launched in Vietnam, requiring one single person to oversee and manage the plant’s daily operations remotely via a wireless link to the control office.
French to receive A400M in time for Bastille Day
17 May 2013
The French army hopes to receive its first Airbus A400M in time for the country's annual Bastille Day celebrations.
Cyber-criminal devises ATM protection device
17 May 2013
An imprisoned Romanian cyber-criminal has turned his skills to making the world’s ATM’s impregnable to card skimmers.
X-ray technology reveals secrets of ancient scrolls
16 May 2013
Pioneering X-ray technology is making it possible to read fragile historical scrolls for the first time in centuries.
Wireless data transmission world record set
16 May 2013
A world record in wireless data transmission has been achieved by researchers in Germany.
Atomic weapon maker admits responsibility for blast
16 May 2013
The Atomic Weapons Establishment, which makes and maintains the UK’s nuclear warheads, has admitted putting employees at risk.
HS2 has £3.3bn funding gap according to watchdog
16 May 2013
The HS2 rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap which the Government has yet to decide how to fill, a new report says.
NASA’s planet-hunting telescope out of action
16 May 2013
A NASA telescope dispatched to hunt for Earth-like planets has lost use of its positioning system, threatening its mission.
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