Females do influence the gender of their children
Fit females make more daughters, mighty males get grandsons.
Implanted biofuel cell converts bug’s chemistry into electricity: good for literally bugging places
An insect’s internal chemicals can be converted to electricity, potentially providing power for sensors, recording devices or to control the bug, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University report. via Implanted biofuel cell converts bug’s chemistry into electricity: Scientists take step toward cyborgs.
Watch all of the freshly published talks from 28c3
The CCC has published all the talks from the 28th Annual Chaos Communications Congress. Watch all of the freshly published talks from 28c3 – Hack a Day.
Study shows even professional musicians can’t tell old master violins from new
Which means the money you spent on that Stradivarius was basically wasted on a myth. Study shows even professional musicians can’t tell old master violins from new.
Cracking WiFi WPS in < 4 hours
Due to poor implementation a brute force attack can be mounted which only has to guess the first half of the pin. This means there are only 11000 combinations to guess in total and each guess takes around 1.3 seconds. There is no mechanism in routers to disconnect a user after so many failed login Read more about Cracking WiFi WPS in < 4 hours[…]
GPRS Interception – how to sniff 2G mobile data
Karsten Nohl / Luca Melette explained how it works at the Chaos Computer Club Communication Camp 2011. Camp 2011: GPRS Intercept. A simpler tutorial can be found here – Download sources into ~/gprs_sniffer git clone git://git.osmocom.org/osmocom-bb.git git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore.git git clone git://git.srlabs.de/gprsdecode.git wget http://srlabs.de/dl/gprs_multi.patch – Download ARM cross compiler wget http://gnuarm.com/bu-2.15_gcc-3.4.3-c-c++-java_nl-1.12.0_gi-6.1.tar.bz2 tar xf bu-2.15_gcc-3.4.3-c-c++-java_nl-1.12.0_gi-6.1.tar.bz2 – Read more about GPRS Interception – how to sniff 2G mobile data[…]
Filtering out the pollution you breathe in cities
Being able to breathe is a big issue and unfortunately the pollution levels in our cities is so high that going out for a run or cycling is more harmful than the health benefits. So to counter this, there are a few filters available. Pollution China has a nice article on how to choose the Read more about Filtering out the pollution you breathe in cities[…]
Rocksmith – play guitar hero with a real guitar
Learn how to play a guitar by gaming. Plug in an electric guitar. Rocksmith | Ubisoft | Home.
Processing visual programming
Processing.org.
Iran used GPS spoofing to hijack US UAV and force it to land
“The GPS navigation is the weakest point,” the Iranian engineer told the Monitor, giving the most detailed description yet published of Iran’s “electronic ambush” of the highly classified US drone. “By putting noise [jamming] on the communications, you force the bird into autopilot. This is where the bird loses its brain.” The “spoofing” technique that Read more about Iran used GPS spoofing to hijack US UAV and force it to land[…]
Iran used GPS spoofing to hijack US UAV and force it to land
Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer – CSMonitor.com.
Microsoft to kill IE 6+7 using auto updates
Chrome and Firefox do it, and it’s about time Microsoft did it! Well done on killing that old shit. It’ll be updated seamlessley for everyone with automatic updates on. Microsoft to force IE auto updates – ZDNet Asia News.
Moon Express wants the Lunar prizes
These guys hope to launch a hovercraft to the moon which can mine, place things there and do scientific experiments in 2013. They’re expecting to be able to do it with a budget of around $70m, because they’re based on existing technologies. HOME. Interview with owner here
Looks like EU is US’s ACTA Bitch
EU looks like it will ratify US totalitarian ACTA anti copyright agreement driven solely by the big patent trolling businesses lobby. While we’re in a recession, let’s also completely kill innovation. Europees ja tegen ondertekening ACTA | Webwereld.
Rear projected transparent DJ Mix Decks
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Macro Cell Lens Band for any mobile phone
The lens is inserted into a rubber band and only costs $15,-. Macro Cell Lens Band.
Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage
2 glasses of cherry juice per day allows you to sleep on avg 39 minutes longer and more efficiently as well as reducing napping behaviour. Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage.
TimeScapes Time Lapse Photography
This movie shows the earth at its’ best. Shot by the astronomy photographer of the year, Tom Lowe. TimeScapes 4K from Tom Lowe on Vimeo. TimeScapes Time Lapse Photography.
Interactive images float in space
Using fog to project on, they project 3D images and allow you to use standard 2 finger rotation and zoom actions, as well as project a keyboard. InAVate – Interactive images float in space.
Gene therapy protects against HIV in mice
Gene therapy can protect against HIV : Nature News & Comment.
Carrier IQ logs keystrokes and SMSses on millions of phones worldwide
Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything | Threat Level | Wired.com.
Jetlev R200 – $100,000 water powered jetpack
For only $100,000 you get a jetpack which pumps water in through a hose via an engine and then out again with such ferocity that it lets you fly up to 30 ft for 4 hours at 25 mph. :: Jetlev R200 ::.
DIY Hobbit house for GBP 3K + 2K hours work
A Low Impact Woodland Home.
How to make Rum Caviar
Rum Caviar tutorial : Mix That Drink.
Detect and identify people through walls and in crowds by their heartbeat
Follow Your Heart: Darpa’s Quest to Find You by Your Heartbeat | Danger Room | Wired.com.