By Serdar Yegulalp It may sound like something you do to a sweater, but “fuzzing”—testing applications against random input to detect potentially fatal errors—has become a major weapon in the arsenal against insecure …read more Source:: OpenSource
Day: December 2, 2016
Construction of practical quantum computers radically simplified
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•Scientists have invented a ground-breaking new method that puts the construction of large-scale quantum computers within reach of current technology. …read more Source:: Science
Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all the time
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•When we are in a deep slumber our brain’s activity ebbs and flows in big, obvious waves, like watching a tide of human bodies rise up and sit down around …read more Source:: Science
New evidence on the formation of the solar system
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•Scientists are using new computer models and evidence from meteorites to show that a low-mass supernova triggered the formation of our solar system. …read more Source:: Science
Flower forms in the primrose: Biologists unlock 51.7-million-year-old genetic secret to landmark Darwin theory
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•Scientists have identified the cluster of genes responsible for reproductive traits in the common primrose flower (Primula vulgaris), first noted as important by Charles Darwin more than 150 years ago. …read more Source:: Science