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Filling The Holes in Swiss Cheese Cybersecurity
David Wagner is
a cypherpunk of the finest order. Fortunately, he's one of the good
guys. And as of late, the world-renowned cryptographer and professor
of computer science has focused his attention on methods to protect
our software infrastructure from malicious attacks.
The
Power of Distributed Power
From the plains of Africa to the carports of this country, professor
Daniel Kammen is putting the power to generate renewable forms of
energy into the hands of the people. The idea behind the distributed
power systems Kammen researches is to equip individuals, businesses,
or neighborhoods with the technology to produce their own electricity
instead of buying it from centralized power plants. They might even
make money doing it.
Maintaining Security While Respecting Privacy
With computers woven into the fabric of our everyday lives and the
memory of September 11 fresh in our minds, how do we balance computer
security with personal privacy? Computer scientist Doug Tygar develops
systems that address this question on several fronts.
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MTBE: A
Tasty Morsel?
As
the saying goes, one man's meat is another man's poison. In a
new twist, environmental engineer Lisa Alvarez-Cohen and her team
are using microbes to make meat out of man's poison: microorganisms
that can eat and biodegrade pollutants so they no longer pose
a threat to the environment.
Berkeley In Silicon Valley Keynote Speaker Eric Schmidt Searches and Finds Success (Again)
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