Written by: Zelda Wiggins Posted on: November 9, 2019Birch pitch used as glue for at least 50,000 years
The oldest glue in the world, birch pitch, has been used for at least 50,000 years, by prehistoric tribes, according to a new study. Made from heat treatment of bark, this plant tar is considered the oldest known synthetic material. In fact, birch bark tar…
Written by: River Knicks Posted on: September 25, 2019Facial recognition must be regulated, experts say
The use of facial recognition raises many ethical questions and there is urgent need to legislate to frame it to protect the public, say researchers at the AI Now Institute Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research. from New York. The institute’s experts have just published a…
Written by: River Knicks Posted on: September 24, 2019Tea bags pour billions of microplastics per cup
The satin plastic tea bags of some high-end teas pour billions of microplastic particles per cup, according to a study released Wednesday. According to the McGill University study in Montreal, satin plastic tea bags used in place of traditional paper bags can contain up to…
Written by: Mitch Evans Posted on: September 10, 2019New security vulnerabilities discovered in Intel processors
A new category of vulnerability has been identified in Intel processors, according to computer security researchers announced Tuesday. The flaws could allow to intercept confidential information through the processor. ZombieLoad is an auxiliary channel attack that exploits four bugs on almost every Intel processor since 2011….
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 9, 2019It’s now possible to search for text displayed on your images in Google Photos
Google has quietly added a new feature to its Photos app that allows you to search for and copy text displayed on images in your phone. The feature uses optical character recognition, a process that translates text images into text files. This is something the…