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Secure passwords can be sent through your body, instead of air

By Guest PostJanuary 1, 2017Science, Technologyairborne radio waves, bluetooth, capacitive coupling, data, Germany, iPhone, mehrdad hessar, on body transmissions, secure password, shyam gollakota, smartphone, ubicomp 2016, vikram iyer

Sending a password or secret code over airborne radio waves like WiFi or Bluetooth means anyone can eavesdrop, making those transmissions vulnerable to hackers who can attempt to break the encrypted code. (more…)

If global warming is real, why was it so cold and snowy last winter?

By Guest PostJuly 6, 2014Environmentamerican public, barry rabe, capacitive coupling, cold, Environment, global warming, grundschueler, hypermedia app, obama administration, profitieren, real, tablet lernangebote, university of michigan, vikram iyer

ANN ARBOR — More Americans view global warming by what they see outside their windows and not scientific evidence, according to a University of Michigan survey.

While a majority of Americans still believe that global warming is occurring, the cold and snowy winter of 2014 created more disbelievers, according to the National Surveys on Energy and Environment. (more…)