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

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…)

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New study to investigate impact of lobbying

Experts will investigate whether wealthy individuals and groups really do control political decisions as part of a new study.

Academics at the University of Exeter will investigate how policy is influenced by lobbying in the UK, the USA, the Netherlands and Germany to see which kinds of groups may have unfair access because of their funding, status or size. (more…)

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IBM Closes Acquisition of Resource/Ammirati

IBM enhances global design and digital capabilities to create transformative brand experiences for clients

ARMONK, N.Y. – 24 Feb 2016: IBM today announced it completed the acquisition of Resource/Ammirati — a leading, US-based digital marketing and creative agency — to join IBM Interactive Experience or IBM iX, the world’s largest digital agency (1). Financial terms were not disclosed. (more…)

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Fast and curious: Electrons hurtle into the interior of a new class of quantum materials

As smartphones get smarter and computers compute faster, researchers actively search for ways to speed up the processing of information. Now, scientists at Princeton University have made a step forward in developing a new class of materials that could be used in future technologies.

They have discovered a new quantum effect that enables electrons — the negative-charge-carrying particles that make today’s electronic devices possible — to dash through the interior of these materials with very little resistance. (more…)

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