Program allows ordinary digital camera to see round corners

In a demonstration of “computational periscopy” a US team at Boston University showed they could see details of objects hidden from view by analysing shadows they cast on a nearby wall. Vivek Goyal, an electrical engineer at the university, said that while the work had clear implications for surveillance he hoped it would lead to Read more about Program allows ordinary digital camera to see round corners[…]

We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it

If you bled when you brushed your teeth this morning, you might want to get that seen to. We may finally have found the long-elusive cause of Alzheimer’s disease: Porphyromonas gingivalis, the key bacteria in chronic gum disease. That’s bad, as gum disease affects around a third of all people. But the good news is Read more about We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it[…]

How to replicate an $86 million license plate recognition and stolen check project in 57 lines of code

The Victoria Police are the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. With over 16,000 vehicles stolen in Victoria this past year — at a cost of about $170 million — the police department is experimenting with a variety of technology-driven solutions to crackdown on car theft. They call this system BlueNet. To help prevent fraudulent sales of stolen Read more about How to replicate an $86 million license plate recognition and stolen check project in 57 lines of code[…]

Tikkie: IBAN-numbers users exposed (Dutch)

De populaire betaal-app Tikkie biedt de mogelijkheid om geld over te boeken naar andere Tikkie-gebruikers op basis van hun 06-nummer. Daardoor was het mogelijk om de IBAN-nummers van vele nietsvermoedende Tikkie-gebruikers te achterhalen, met het gevaar voor identiteitsfraude en phishing. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van RTL Nieuws. ABN Amro bevestigt de kwetsbaarheid en heeft de Read more about Tikkie: IBAN-numbers users exposed (Dutch)[…]