Electronics

Don’t click when stressed! How job distress increases cybersecurity risks

Have you ever received a suspicious-looking email and were tempted to click on it? If you have, you're not alone, but beware - you might...

Time-tellers turned health-tellers: how smartwatches could spot Parkinson’s early

Wrist watches, once just a tool to keep time, have now become high-tech devices that could save lives. As per recent research, smartwatches might be...

Scientists develop a powerful, miniature photonic chip

Scientists from the University of Rochester's Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences have made a major leap in quantum computing.

New virtual reality (VR) app could help you travel back to ancient Greece

Ready to travel back to ancient Greece without leaving your classroom? A team of scholars led by the University of Bristol has created a Virtual...

Attackers can break voice authentication with 99% success within six tries, shows study

A method of attack that can successfully bypass voice authentication security systems with up to a 99% success rate after only six tries.

This wearable sweat sensor could help detect internal inflammation

Most diseases and disorders afflicting humans, ranging from arthritis to Zika fever, involve some level of inflammation. While inflammation is most familiar to us as...

Scientists develop new method to generate natural focal blur in a VR headset

When we perceive the world around us, parts of it come into and out of focus. While this visual cue is a natural one for...

How to get the best audio quality from streaming music services?

When it came to the way people listened to music at home, vinyl ruled until the 1970s. But technology doesn't stand still. Cassettes, which had poorer...

What is a toroidal propeller and could it change the future of drones?

The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not fundamentally changed since the first powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. However, as engineers learn...

Less social media time means lower risks of depression, anxiety

Recently, the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General released health warnings. They told us about a growing issue. More and more young people...