Imagine for just a moment that your kettle could speak? What would it say? How would it feel? More importantly, what on earth would you ask it? Now researchers at Lancaster University have done just that by conducting several ‘talking head’ interviews with household objects as part of an experiment to understand more about our…
New Satellite Keeps Close Watch on Antarctic Ice Loss
A recently-launched satellite mission has captured precision data on the elevation of the Antarctic ice sheet proving a valuable addition to monitoring efforts in the region, according to work published this week in The Cryosphere. From its orbit 815 km above the Earth, the Sentinel-3 satellite was able to detect the height of the ice surface…
WiFi Signals Can Be Exploited to Detect Attackers
Physical attacks on devices connected to the Internet can be detected by analysing WiFi signals, computer scientists have discovered. Wireless devices are increasingly used for critical roles, such as security systems or industrial plant automation. Although wireless transmissions can be encrypted to protect transmitted data, it is hard to determine if a device – such as a…