WHAT IF: A Solar Storm Destroyed the Internet?
The sun is always showering Earth with a mist of magnetized particles known as solar wind. For the most part, our planet’s magnetic shield blocks this electric wind from doing … Read more
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Are We Inching Closer to Quantum Internet?
When the precursor to today’s internet carried its first message in 1969, clunky but functional classical computers had already been around for decades. Now, physicists are designing the embryonic threads … Read more
Say Hello to the “Hacker Proof” Quantum Internet
The advent of mass working from home has made many people more aware of the security risks of sending sensitive information via the internet. The best we can do at … Read more
FOR WRITERS: What Will The Internet Become?
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: The internet today is vastly different from the one of twenty years ago – both in how we access … Read more
ONLINE: New Plugin Makes Internet Forms Gender Free
Denmark is making the internet gender-free. The organizers of Copenhagen Pride started a new initiative in response to unnecessary gender questions on online forms. Calling them not just ‘so yesterday’ but also … Read more
For Writers: Smells Via the Internet
A researcher recently announced plans to market a device that would allow you to send smells across the internet, emitting the appropriate matching odor on the other end – let’s … Read more