Explanation and video of how it is possible to fully or partially recover keystrokes from wired keyboards at a distance up to 20 meters, even through walls.

See also TEMPEST attacks on monitors.

And for a workaround, read Cryptonomicon. :p

Non-binary memory!

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have created a type of nanowire-based information storage device that is capable of storing three bit values rather than the usual two—that is, "0," "1," and "2" instead of just "0" and "1." This ability could lead to a new generation of high-capacity information storage for electronic devices.

Current Mood: intrigued

No, rly? Shocked, I am. Shocked. >.>

Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday.

Current Mood: pessimistic

From Wired.com:

Peak Water: Aquifers and Rivers Are Running Dry. How Three Regions Are Coping.

Asian Development Bank: Biofuels making food more expensive.

Garbage In, Garden Out: Inside the High Tech Trash Disassembly Line.

Current Mood: pessimistic

Normally fragile and brittle silicon chips have been made to bend and fold, paving the way for a new generation of flexible electronic devices. (...)

(Need to migrate to IJ, but in the meantime...)

Military-grade gel-based liquid bandages approved by the FDA.

also:

Contact Lenses With Circuits -- tangential to what Adair uses for optics.

Physicists perform the first ever quantum calculation.

Related: Researchers developed a quantum 'light switch'

Just several links about how .... ghod. I'm mentally censoring this on the off-chance that LJ might object to commentary against the government of the U.S. That's just wrong. >.>

From CNN.com: Federal ID plan raises privacy concerns.

More interesting, Making Light: Internal Passports (read the comments)

From newsweek: Smile or Else

But who wants to even get on a plane when you aren't allowed off without becoming suspect.

From the New York Times: Concern Over Wider Spying Under New Law -- points out the problem with rushing bills into law without understanding the language.

From McClatchy Washington Bureau: Prices for key foods are rising sharply (and by sharply, we mean double digits on things like milk and eggs).

ETA: On the other hand, semaphores are cool. (More info here.)

Current Mood: pissed off

Note: I've updated with a bunch of backdated entries to save you the spam. Worth scrolling back through, if you're bored or curious.

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 830 June 27, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( All-Optical Magnetic Recording has been demonstrated... )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 828 June 13, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( Turning heat into electricity through sound... )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 825  May 23, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( Son et Lumiere... )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 823   May 8, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( Optoelectronic Tweezers Push Nanowires Around )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 822 May 1, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( The Physics of Utensils... )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 816 March 23, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( Quantized Magnetoresistance )

( Data Links Transmitting and Receiving at Unprecedented Rates )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 815   March 16, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( Wireless transmission of quantum code... )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 814   March 9, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein

( Hyperactive Antifreeze Proteins... )

From: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 811    7 February 2007  by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein, Turner Brinton,and Davide Castelvecchi

( The process by which carbon nanotubes repair themselves... )

RFID fitted throughout Tokyo neighbourhood
Location-based services trial uses 10,000 tags
by Martyn Williams

From the article:
"Ginza is the most famous shopping district in Japan," said Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara at an event to launch the project. "In every building there are many shops, bars and clubs and it can be difficult to find the one you want. With this you can just push a button and find the where you want to go even if you're drunk!"

Full Story

From Slashdot: FCC Drops Morse Code Requirement for HAMS.

I'm sure people will still learn it; they just don't have to anymore.

Not a new subject, but new advancements are making it a whole lot more interesting and potentially useful.

Lumalive textiles: Next big thing in wearable electronics?
by Denise Deveau

Quote: "The idea of integrating electronics into textiles is certainly not new," [Zeper] explains. "What is new is the movement that has been made in the LED domain. In reaching a square millimetre or less in size, they can now actually be the fabric."