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Technology

Android Animation Flaw Lets Apps Bypass Security Permissions

A new attack called TapTrap exploits Android's activity transition animations to trick users into granting sensitive permissions without their knowledge.

Jul 17, 2025

Physics

Scientists Capture For First Time Mind-Bending Einstein Effect

For the first time ever, physicists have demonstrated a century-old Einstein-related prediction that objects moving near light speed appear rotated rather than compressed when photographed.

May 9, 2025

Physics

Scientists Track Quantum Entanglement at Nature's Fastest Timescale

Vienna scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how quickly quantum entanglement occurs between particles, measuring events that unfold in mere attoseconds.

Oct 23, 2024

Physics

Scientists Excite Thorium-229 Nucleus with Laser, Paving the Way for Unprecedented Precision Measurements

In a groundbreaking achievement, a research team led by Prof. Thorsten Schumm from TU Wien (Vienna) and a team from the National Metrology Institute Braunschweig (PTB) have successfully excited the thorium-229 nucleus using a laser.

Apr 29, 2024