A large-​​​​scale analysis of BIt­Tor­rent file-​​​​sharing of videogames has shown that the number of illicit dig­ital copies is not as high as reported by industry trade organ­i­sa­tions. Anders Drachen from the Depart­ment of … read more »

Strong ties between indi­vid­uals can actu­ally hinder the spread of infor­ma­tion through a net­work, a study has shown. A team of data sci­en­tists at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity in Boson led by Marton … read more »

Boeing, along with inves­ti­ga­tors in the United States and Japan, have focused on the lithium-​​​​ion bat­tery from the start. And today’s announce­ment that the problem appears to have started with … read more »

“As the size of the cell increases, the chance of some­thing hap­pening increases because you have an increased amount of mate­rial being exposed” says Dr. K.M. Abraham. “[Lithium-​​​​ion bat­teries] are … read more »

“As the size of the cell increases, the chance of some­thing hap­pening increases because you have an increased amount of mate­rial being exposed” says Dr. K.M. Abraham. “[Lithium-​​​​ion bat­teries] are … read more »

If copy­right holders want to stop piracy, seizing domains from infringing sites isn’t an effec­tive method, according to com­puter sci­ence researchers from North­eastern Uni­ver­sity. A much more effec­tive strategy would … read more »

The National Secu­rity Agency is part­nering with select uni­ver­si­ties to train stu­dents in cyber oper­a­tions for intel­li­gence, mil­i­tary and law enforce­ment jobs, work that will remain secret to all but … read more »

Maybe tat­toos aren’€™t just for Harley riders or rebel­lious teens after all. In a few years, dia­betics might get inked up with dig­ital tats that com­mu­ni­cate with an iPhone to … read more »