Molecules like DNA are capable of storing large amounts of data without requiring an energy source, but accessing this molecular data is expensive and time consuming. Researchers have now developed an ...

A new synthetic molecule switches between emitting green and blue light after application of a solvent or mild heat. The ...

A study of more than two million images downloaded from eBay auctions appears to show little evidence that terrorists -- or indeed anybody else -- is using the images to hide encoded messages. The ...

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Inspired by naturally occurring air bubbles in glaciers, researchers have developed a method to encode messages in ice. Publishing June 18 in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the ...

One of the spy technologies that's come to light in the recently-exposed alleged Russian spy ring is steganography, a word that comes from the Greek for “covered writing.” It’s a way to hide ...

Molecules like DNA are capable of storing large amounts of data without requiring an energy source, but accessing this molecular data is expensive and time consuming. Publishing May 16 in the Cell ...