Navy Laser Gun takes out Drone target

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the service’s technology development arm, announced today that LaWS (Laser Weapons System) had “successfully tracked, engaged, and destroyed” a drone in flight, during an over-the-water engagement at San Nicholas Island, Calif. via Navy’s Drone Death Ray Takes Out Targets at Sea | Danger Room | Wired.com.

Adobe behind best selling iPad app

The Apple / Adobe Flash spat has reached a new level, with Adobe having a good laugh: The best selling iPad  App, Wired’s June Edition, it turns out, was built using Adobe’s new Adobe Digital Publishing Technologies. “Bwahaha!” says Adobe. “We Were Behind Wired’s iPad Magazine All Along!”. The Digital Publishing Platform being developed by Read more about Adobe behind best selling iPad app[…]

Electrical network frequency analysis

The UK Metropolitan Police has been recording the frequency variations on the National Grid every second and a half for the past five years. When examining recordings, scientists are able to match the variations in the recordings with the database and establish exactly when the recording was made. If there are multiple matches, the recording Read more about Electrical network frequency analysis[…]