A security researcher known for devising inventive ways to siphon data from computers that are disconnected from the internet has found a new exploit able to exfiltrate data to a nearby smartphone.

Two researchers from UC Davis have successfully created a proof-of-concept keylogger using a smartphone’s built-in gyroscope. TouchLogger was written for Android, but there is no reason the same ...

Gyroscope designs used in inertial navigation systems (INS) fall into three basic groups: the classic spinning-rotor mechanical gyro (still in use in specialized situations due to its superior ...

Researchers have taken an important new step in advancing the performance of resonator fiber optic gyroscopes, a type of fiber optic sensor that senses rotation using only light. Because gyroscopes ...

X, a unique two-wheeled car prototype designed in 1967 by Alex Tremulis. Powered by a 1.3L engine and balanced using a 56 cm ...

This article illustrates our group's most recent progress in developing an optimal path planner for rigid-body spacecraft rotations using Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMG's). This work improves upon our ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Sometimes seemingly simple toys have some pretty cool science packed into them. You may remember when we showed you all the scientific processes that made the thirsty bird toy ...

Remember February 1st of 1994? That’s when Harley-Davidson tried to trademark “the exhaust sound of applicants motorcycles, produced by V-twin, common crankpin motorcycle engines when the goods are in ...

PORTLAND, Ore.—Gyroscopes are now being integrated into future smartphones, according to Invensene Inc., which claims two major handset vendor design wins for its latest 3-axis gyro—the world first ...

[Curious Marc] has an Apollo-era gyroscope but isn’t quite ready to put it through this paces without some practice. So he borrowed a 1949 vintage Sperry C5 gyro and did some experiments with it using ...