Information Technology
Here you can find a summary of innovations in the fields of information and data processing and up-to-date developments on IT equipment and hardware.
This area covers topics such as IT services, IT architectures, IT management and telecommunications.
2 new SCAP documents help improve automating computer security management
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released two updated publications that help organizations to find and manage vulnerabilities more…
New articles examine safety of airport security scanners
One type of scanner employs millimeter wave technology, which delivers no ionizing radiation. However, the second type of scanner currently deployed at…
NASA and other satellites keeping busy with this week's severe weather
Today the eastern third of the U.S. is being buffered by a large storm that stretches from southeastern Minnesota east to Wisconsin and Michigan, then south…
Satellites Tell What Is Dust and What Is Clouds
“I do worry about upsetting the people I worked with, but they're always trying to improve their product,” said Aaron Naeger, 25, a doctoral student in…
Student innovation at Rensselaer transmits data and power wirelessly through submarine hulls
Steel walls are no match for Tristan Lawry. The doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed and demonstrated an innovative new system…
Fast laser could revolutionize data communications
Today's commercial lasers can send up to 10 Gb of data per second (Gbit/s) through optical fibers. This applies to both conventional lasers and to surface…