Unbreakable Quantum Encryption

Code for Unbreakable Quantum Encryption

Wednesday, 19 April 2006 04:49 ESTRaw code for ‘unbreakable’ quantum encryption has been generated at record speed over optical fiber at NIST. The work is a step toward using conventional high-speed networks such as broadband Internet and local-area networks to transmit ultra-secure video for applications such as surveillance.

Code for Unbreakable Quantum Encryption – IT Observer

 

 

Digital Balck Holes

DoctorBit writes "NASA scientists have achieved a breakthrough in simulating the merging of two same-size non-spinning black holes based on a new translation of Einstein’s general relativity equations. The scientists accomplished the feat by using some brand-new tensor calculus translations on the Linux-running, 10,240 Itanium processor SGI Altix Columbia supercomputer. These are reportedly the largest astrophysical calculations ever performed on a NASA supercomputer. According to NASA’s Chief Scientist, "Now when we observe a black hole merger with LIGO or LISA, we can test Einstein’s theory and see whether or not he was right.""

Slashdot | NASA Achieves Breakthrough Black Hole Simulation

 

 

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Digital Life

First Digital Simulation of an Entire Life FormPosted by Zonk on Monday March 27, @04:42PMfrom the who-doesn’t-love-alife dept.ScienceAn anonymous reader writes "LiveScience is reporting on what appears to be the first digital simulation of an entire life form. Researchers created more than a million digital atoms to reverse engineer the satellite tobacco mosaic virus, a relatively simple organism. But is it really a life form? From the article: ‘Viruses are tiny bundles of protein and genetic material that straddle the line between life and non-life. Many scientists prefer to call them "particles" because even though they contain RNA or DNA like other lifeforms, they can only replicate inside other living cells.’"

Slashdot | First Digital Simulation of an Entire Life Form

 

 

Ultrasonic Frog

 
Wow ! Thats just cool

Chinese claim world’s first ultrasonic frog.

Chinese claim world’s first ultrasonic frog | The Register

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SPORE – EA’s new game

EA’s new upcoming game. I’ll try to find the link to a video. Its just amazing stuff, like nothing else I’ve seen.

 

Slashdot | Spore Is EA’s New Ace

 

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Nanotechnology has restored the sight of blind rodents

Nanotechnology has restored the sight of blind rodents, a new study shows

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nanotech helps blind hamsters see

Just plain cool, if it really works …

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