Information & Communication

Quantum physics analyzes a quantum system (QS) that has the ability to exist in a superposition of different states, simultaneously. Lately, scientists have developed computers, which are based on quantum mechanical principles, instead of classical physics.

With the increasing demand for technical services in libraries, there is also a higher demand in the skills and capabilities of the librarians to provide these services.

A team led by Lingjun Ma and Andrew Waterhouse of the University of California-Davis examined the phenomenon of wine-aging by analyzing the tannin profile of three wines produced using different amounts of bisulfite. The research, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, suggests that wine indeed improves with age.

Archaeologists are using declassified imagery captured by U2 spy planes in the 1950s to locate and study sites of historical interest that have since been obscured or destroyed. Declassified photographs captured by American U2 spy planes that flew over the Middle East in the 1950s are helping archaeologists locate and study previously hidden historic sites.

Apple's first credit card will debut this summer, in partnership with MasterCard (MA) and Goldman Sachs (GS). "Apple Card" was a part of a series of announcements made by the company on Monday (25 Mar 2019), while they were introducing several fee-based services to hedge against declining iPhone sales.

The Abel Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics.

What’s black, costs nearly 19 million US dollars, and won’t be available for another two years? The 'La Voiture Noire' from Bugatti. This super-priced car is intended as a homage to the original car of that name from the 1930s. It has a novel body design compared to the average Bugatti, although the components under it may come from the company’s base-model.

Bitcoin has been stagnating for the past couple of months. As of now, we are experiencing the most significant drop in Bitcoin’s price since the December 2017 peak. Currently (as of Feb 2019), the price is approximately $3,700 - a considerable descent from almost $20,000, which was the highest price of this digital gold.

It is generally accepted among scientists that flightless dinosaurs were wiped out by a mass extinction event. This has strongly been associated with the end of the Cretaceous (K) era and the start of the Paleogene (Pg).

Have you ever posted information that is more personal or potentially identifying than you normally would? It may be related to a specific effect: privacy fatigue. This term was coined by researchers investigating the impact of events such as data hacks on individuals.

Genetic tests to determine an individual’s heritage or full family tree is a solid, lucrative trend these days. A number of companies, including 23andMe and AncestryDNA, have been able to tap into a billion-dollar market, building sizeable genomic databases in the process. A government in possession of information like this would be seen as enacting an autocratic onslaught on the privacy of citizens.

Apple is already testing a version of iOS 12.1.4 that is meant to address the rogue FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to access the microphone and even the camera of the recipient before the latter picked up the call. The FaceTime eavesdropping bug allowed iPhone users to exploit a privacy-invading 'Group FaceTime' flaw that let one person connect to another person and hear conversations (and see a video, in some cases) without the other person ever having accepted the call.