SIM cards are normally trusted parts of our phones and other connected devices. But new research shows that if a SIM card is malicious or compromised, it could become a surprisingly powerful tool for attacking the device that contains it. Researchers from the University of Birmingham, working with cybersecurity company Fuzzware, investigated how hostile SIM […]

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As data centers gobble up memory chips, other industries that need the components, including electronics companies like Apple and medical device makers, are asking for government help.

Researchers observed a hidden state triggered by light forming within 30 femtoseconds. A pulse of light sent a metal-organic framework into a hidden electronic state in just 30 femtoseconds. By watching the transformation almost as it happened, researchers uncovered a fleeting intermediate stage that appears to guide the material into its new state. The work [...]