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Hack My Ride: Cyberattack Risk on Car Computers

Worrying about hackers breaking into your laptop and cell phone is bad enough, but soon your car may be vulnerable, too. With each new model year, the automobile becomes less a collection of mechanical devices and more a sophisticated network of computers linked to one another and to the Internet. Earlier this year a group of researchers proved that a hacker could conceivably use a cell phone to unlock a car’s doors and start its engine remotely, then get behind the wheel and drive away.

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Rare All-White Kiwi Born in New Zealand Breeding Program

This year has already been the most successful breeding season to date for endangered North Island brown kiwis ( Apteryx mantelli ) at New Zealand's Pukaha Mount Bruce national wildlife center , and now the rangers who manage the program have an extra reason to celebrate: the May 1 birth of an extremely rare all-white kiwi . [More]

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Large Hadron Collider experiments present new results at Quark Matter 2011 conference

The three Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments that study lead ion collisions all presented their latest results today at the annual Quark Matter conference, held this year in Annecy, France. The results are based on analysis of data collected during the last two weeks of the 2010 LHC run, when the LHC switched from protons to lead-ions

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Pioneer of lasers and optics Orazio Svelto receives Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2011

This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Professor Orazio Svelto for his pioneering, long-lasting and innovative work in the fields of lasers and optics. Svelto is an internationally renowned laser and photonics scientist and one of the worldwide leaders of the scientific community in this field. The award, accompanied by EUR 5,000, will be presented on 24 May 2011 at the Laser World of Photonics Congress in Munich, Germany.

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Even With New $50 Million Funding, Eventbrite Is Not Taking Aim At Ticketmaster

"Really, it doesn't make the most sense for us to go right after Ticketmaster now, when we have such a large opportunity in all these other markets," says Eventbrite CEO Kevin Hartz. Popular ticketing startup Eventbrite is known more for selling tix for local indie acts than Madison Square Garden headliners

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10 Inspiring Success Stories

May is Small Business Month, and to celebrate we're honoring 31 inspiring stories of small business success. Here's a look at ten of them. Chris Zane is in the experience business

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Scandia’s New Bespoke Bed Linens

Scandia Home’s bed linens—including traditional goose down comforters—can now be custom-ordered to satisfy almost any design request through its new Designer Atelier, a service that was launched at the company’s Beverly Hills, Calif., store, which opened earlier this year. In addition to the wide offering of bedding (which ranges from ...

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The best new hotels of 2011

From a pioneering farmstead in South Africa to a sexy Manhattan skyscraper, these are the year’s best new hotels.

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