Review of the TSA X-ray backscatter body scanner safety report: hide your kids, hide your wife

I am a biochemist working in the field of biophysics. Specifically, the lab I work in (as well as many others) has spent the better part of the last decade working on the molecular mechanism of how mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA2, result in cancer. The result of that work is that [...] continue reading the breaking news

US launches largest eavesdropping satellite ever

The Delta-4 Heavy rocket roared into the the night sky in Cape Canaveral carrying a mysterious satellite MIAMI (AFP) — The United States has placed in orbit a vast reconnaissance satellite reputed to be the largest eavesdropping device ever launched into space. The largest unmanned American launch vehicle, the Delta-4 Heavy rocket, roared into the [...] continue reading the breaking news

Hi-tech Eye Scanners Tracking Passengers In Uk Airport Go On Trial

The biometrics system undergoes testing at Manchester Airport. It is able to identify people as they move from their irises Passengers will have their eyes scanned as soon as they check in as part of a new trial a major UK airport. High-tech machines that can recognise an individual’s iris as they walk around will [...] continue reading the breaking news

Scientists Celebrate After Large Hadron Collider Recreates The Big Bang

British scientists are celebrating after creating mini-versions of the “Big Bang” thought to have given birth to the universe 14 billion years ago. (Click on images to enlarge.) The collisions created the highest temperatures and densities ever achieved The achievement was produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which is a giant machine probing the [...] continue reading the breaking news

Hitler’s Stealth Bomber: How the Nazis designed the Ho 2-29 bomber to beat radar

Blast from the past: The full-scale replica of the Ho 2-29 bomber was made with materials available in the 40s With its smooth and elegant lines, this could be a prototype for some future successor to the stealth bomber. But this flying wing was actually designed by the Nazis 30 years before the Americans successfully [...] continue reading the breaking news

China Has Built The Fastest Supercomputer Ever Made, Wrests Title From US

Now China will be No.1 in HIGH-FREQUENCY TRADING! See also: China Unveils World Speed Record Train Line A Chinese scientific research center has built the fastest supercomputer ever made, replacing the United States as maker of the swiftest machine, and giving China bragging rights as a technology superpower. The computer, known as Tianhe-1A, has 1.4 [...] continue reading the breaking news