Researchers concoct self-propelled nano motor Researchers at UCLA and the University of Bologna have come up with a nano-size vehicle that can inch its way forward on sunlight and one day could, conceivably, be used to shuttle medicines or other small particles around. The motor in chemical terms is a rotaxane, a mechanically interlocked molecule… Continue reading Researchers concoct self-propelled nano motor
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Zombie network mastermind pleads guilty
20 year old Jeanson James Ancheta, of Downey, California., pleaded guilty in US District Court in Los Angeles to four felony charges for crimes, including infecting machines at two U.S. military sites, that earned him more than $US61,000, Assistant US Attorney James Aquilina said. Jeanson James Ancheta seized control of hundreds of thousands of internet-connected… Continue reading Zombie network mastermind pleads guilty
Trial postponed for doctor in tainted-blood case
Trial postponed for doctor in tainted-blood case The trial of the ailing doctor at the centre of the tainted-blood scandal that left thousands of Canadians infected with HIV or hepatitis C has been postponed. Dr. Roger Perrault, former national medical director of the Canadian Red Cross, is on trial for his alleged role in allowing… Continue reading Trial postponed for doctor in tainted-blood case
Fraud Alleged at Red Cross Call Centers
49 people have been indicted in connection with a scheme that took hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Red Cross program to put cash into the hands of Hurricane Katrina victims, according to federal authorities. Seventeen of the accused worked at the Red Cross claim center in Bakersfield, Calif., which handled calls from storm… Continue reading Fraud Alleged at Red Cross Call Centers
Sony’s ‘rootkit’ CDs
News.com reports Computer security companies had been predicting such exploit code in the wild for weeks, since an independent developer had exposed the presence of a “rootkit” tool on the Sony CDs. The rootkit technology hid the copy protection from view, but also left open a hole that could hide other software. Virus writers quickly… Continue reading Sony’s ‘rootkit’ CDs