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Indian scientists help develop hack-proof credit cards
05 Feb 2016
Researchers have designed an RFID chip that prevents so-called side-channel attacks, which analyse patterns of memory access or fluctuations in power usage when a device is performing a cryptographic operation, in order to extract its cryptographic key
New chip fabrication approach
01 Feb 2016
Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers
Graphene composite could keep wings ice-free
29 Jan 2016
Internet at speed of light on the horizon
28 Jan 2016
For the first time, revolutionary internet technologies may enable internet traffic to travel at the speed of light, while being completely open and programmable, say scientists
India, Russia sign pact on research projects
28 Jan 2016
Microwaved nanotubes come up clean
23 Jan 2016
Discovery of consoling behaviour in rodents may benefit autism research
22 Jan 2016
Researchers have discovered for the first time that like humans, rodents too console others who they sense to be in distress
Stanford researchers develop first self-cooling lithium-ion battery
13 Jan 2016
Researchers at Stanford University have developed the first lithium-ion battery that shuts down when it reaches higher temperatures and restarts once it had cooled
A nanophotonic comeback for incandescent bulbs?
12 Jan 2016
Traditional light bulbs, thought to be well on their way to oblivion, may receive a reprieve thanks to a technological breakthrough
How seashells get their strength
09 Jan 2016
Toward liquid fuels from carbon dioxide
08 Jan 2016
Robots learn by watching how-to videos
04 Jan 2016
Researchers are teaching robots to watch instructional videos and derive a series of step-by-step instructions to perform a task
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The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
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