May 2013
39 posts
A Momentary Flow: UK scientists 'develop... →
wildcat2030:
See on Scoop.it - Knowmads, Infocology of the future
British scientists at a research centre in Cambridge say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%.
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The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient…
Script Junkie | HTML5 Datalists: What They Are... →
journo-geekery:
Autocompletion is a pattern that all Web users are familiar with. When you do a search, your search engine suggests terms. When you type a new e-mail message, your mail client suggest recipients. This functionality, however, has not been available to Web developers without a nontrivial amount of JavaScript. One of the new HTML5 elements, the , brings this autocomplete...
Hackers stole $45 million in ATM card breach →
A gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch called it “a massive 21st-century bank heist” and compared it to the Lufthansa heist in the late 1970s immortalized in the film “Goodfellas.” Lynch...
Using Graphene in a 3D Printer!
chicagoif:
New and cool materials are always being utilized to make the most of the 3D printing experience …. check out how Graphene is exploring a way to ensure that 3D printers give every household or business it’s very own genie in a bottle! Ready more here!
April 2013
57 posts
US Navy experimenting with drones and blimps to... →
futurist-foresight:
A new look at older military tech given a modern use.
Image Credit Wikimedia Commons
“In the wake of budget cuts, the US Navy is turning to older technology in the war on drugs. As the Associated Press reports, last week the Navy began testing two new tools to monitor and capture drug smugglers in the Caribbean: the blimp-like aerostat, which has previously been used for...
