First material found to “remember” its own history

Researchers at EPFL have discovered a material that seems to be able to “remember” all of its past encounters with stimuli, such as electrical currents. The compound could come in handy for better data storage and processing.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading First material found to “remember” its own history

Outsourcing our memory to digital devices may actually be beneficial

Does anyone remember phone numbers anymore? Or have all these little bits of information you used to memorize moved onto digital devices such as smartphones? Some have argued this outsourcing of our memory is damaging our ability to remember anything p… Continue reading Outsourcing our memory to digital devices may actually be beneficial

Non-invasive brain stimulation helps older adults learn new motor skills

It’s unsurprising but unfortunate that as we get older, our capacity to learn new skills diminishes. But a new study by researchers at EPFL has found that non-invasive electrical brain stimulation can help older adults learn new motor skills much faste… Continue reading Non-invasive brain stimulation helps older adults learn new motor skills

How hard is it to modify UEFI nvram if the device is off and the UEFI is locked?

This assumes that:

Machine is powered off
No UEFI backdoors
No Reflashing the firmware
No clearing the NVRAM (The point is to modify/read a small amount of NVRAM, instead of resetting it)
Device requires password to POST (Enforced by BIOS… Continue reading How hard is it to modify UEFI nvram if the device is off and the UEFI is locked?

Wild bats recognize ringtones tied to food rewards up to 4 years later

Scientists studying memory and learning in frog-eating bats have made a surprising discovery, demonstrating that they can recognize ringtones tied to food rewards up to four years later. This behavior is believed to be useful in helping the bats hunt f… Continue reading Wild bats recognize ringtones tied to food rewards up to 4 years later