Study reveals vulnerability of metaverse platforms to cyber attacks

Visualization to the paper “The Big Brother’s New Playground: Unmasking the Illusion of Privacy in Web Metaverses from a Malicious User’s Perspective” Credit: CISPA Having access to virtual worlds from…

Turning 3D printing’s biggest flaw into its smartest feature

Credit: Johns Hopkins University Civil and systems engineers at Johns Hopkins University have turned a longstanding problem with 3D printers into a multifunctional feature: The team developed a new printing…

By tweaking materials, scientists create transistors that remember

Graduate student Riley Bond and Professor Howard Katz added voltage to the transistor and observed its ability to retain a charge. Credit: Johns Hopkins University A team of Johns Hopkins…

Magnetically controlled kirigami surfaces move objects: No grasping needed

Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of a flexible dimpled surface, allowing it to manipulate objects without…

London police make 500 arrests using facial recognition tech

London’s Metropolitan Police force is using facial recognition technology. London’s Metropolitan Police force said on Friday that it had used facial recognition technology to make more than 500 arrests in…

Burned rice hulls could help batteries store more charge

The porous carbon network left behind after removing silicon from rice hull ash, imaged with scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Credit: Yu et al., 2024. A closer inspection of ash…

3D printing approach for shape-changing materials means better biomedical, energy, robotics devices

Balloon system can produce localized solar electricity for the ground below

New dome concept could advance thermal invisibility technology

Super-adhesive patches can adapt to different motions for enhanced skin interaction