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First Flaw Reportedly Found in Advanced Encryption Standard

By Alan, on August 17th, 2011%

Computer scientists from European universities and Microsoft Research have found a weakness in the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm. Andrey Bogdanov from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, Christian Rechberger from L’École Normale Supérieure in Paris, and Dmitry Khovratovich from Microsoft Research say that the discovered flaw makes the recovery of the secret AES encryption key . . . → Read More: First Flaw Reportedly Found in Advanced Encryption Standard

Council Recommends Steps for Home Medical Devices, Health IT

By Alan, on July 18th, 2011%

(Michigan.gov)

The National Research Council has recommended a series of actions to meet the likely increased demand for home use of medical devices and health information technology. The study was sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The 11 recommendations . . . → Read More: Council Recommends Steps for Home Medical Devices, Health IT

Database to Track Substandard, Counterfeit Medicines

By Alan, on April 5th, 2011%

(FDA.gov)

U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, a pharmaceutical industry standards body in Rockville, Maryland, unveiled its Medicines Quality Database (MQDB) that provides information on the quality of medicines in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. The database, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, has more than 8,700 records of tested samples collected in . . . → Read More: Database to Track Substandard, Counterfeit Medicines

Clinical Trial Record Security Deemed Inadequate

By Alan, on February 16th, 2011%

A study of Canadian clinical trial practices shows serious vulnerabilities in the security of participants’ personal data when the data are shared among authorized stakeholders. The findings appear online in the 11 February issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

The study, by Khaled El-Emam of Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute in . . . → Read More: Clinical Trial Record Security Deemed Inadequate

European Nanomaterial Reference Repository Created

By Alan, on February 14th, 2011%

(NASA)

The European Commission’s research center, based in Italy, has launched Europe’s first nanomaterial repository with a collection representing 25 different types of nanomaterials. The repository, operated by the EC’s Joint Research Centre is expected to aid in safety assessments of nanomaterials.

Materials developed at nanoscale (1 nanometer = 1 billionth of a . . . → Read More: European Nanomaterial Reference Repository Created

Recycled Haitian Concrete Found Safe, Strong

By Alan, on January 4th, 2011%

(U.S. Agency for International Development)

Nearly one year after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, engineering and concrete experts at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta report that concrete and other debris in Port-au-Prince can be safely recycled into strong new construction material. Their findings appear in the Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society, . . . → Read More: Recycled Haitian Concrete Found Safe, Strong

Standards Proposed for Prescription Drug Labels

By Alan, on January 3rd, 2011%

(FDA.gov)

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), a standards–setting body for prescription and over–the–counter medicines, has prepared a set of standards to guide the content, language, format, and appearance of prescription medication labels in the U.S. The draft standards are open for a 90-day public comment period.

USP says the standards, now in draft, . . . → Read More: Standards Proposed for Prescription Drug Labels

Nanosatellites Launched in SpaceX Falcon Vehicle

By Alan, on December 17th, 2010%

Liftoff of Falcon spacecraft (SpaceX)

Among the payloads in the commercial Space Exploration (SpaceX) Technologies Inc., Falcon 9 vehicle, launched into low-earth orbit on 8 December were two two small satellites, called nanosatellites, built by the U.S. Naval Research Lab. The lab, part of the Department of Defense, says the launch of these . . . → Read More: Nanosatellites Launched in SpaceX Falcon Vehicle

NIST Develops Standard Cigarette for Fire Safety Testing

By Alan, on September 30th, 2010%

(A. Kotok)

Makers of home furnishings need to test their products for fire resistance, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland has come up with a tool to help: a cigarette. A responsibility of NIST, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is development of standard reference . . . → Read More: NIST Develops Standard Cigarette for Fire Safety Testing

First Wave Energy Device Connected to Power Grid

By Alan, on September 28th, 2010%

(Ocean Power Technologies)

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) in Pennington, New Jersey, says it has completed the first-ever grid connection of a wave energy device in the United States at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Oahu. The grid connection uses OPT’s PowerBuoy systems to produce what the company calls utility-grade, renewable energy that can . . . → Read More: First Wave Energy Device Connected to Power Grid

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