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  1. A laser pointer could hack your voice-controlled virtual assistant

    Researchers identified a vulnerability that allows a microphone to ‘unwittingly listen to light as if it were sound’

    The post A laser pointer could hack your voice-controlled virtual assistant appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  2. What humans want, in an automated car

    U-M researchers examined how a person’s perception of safety in an autonomous vehicle was influenced by its “personality” traits.

    The post What humans want, in an automated car appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  3. How Russia’s online censorship could jeopardize internet freedom worldwide

    The nation is using inexpensive commodity equipment to block 170K domains on more than 1K privately-owned ISPs.

    The post How Russia’s online censorship could jeopardize internet freedom worldwide appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  4. Iran’s centrifuges and nuclear nonproliferation: A Q&A with Sara Pozzi

    Understanding nuclear enrichment and what it means for the “Iran nuclear deal.”

    The post Iran’s centrifuges and nuclear nonproliferation: A Q&A with Sara Pozzi appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  5. Researchers take control of Siri, Alexa, and Google Home with lasers

    The newly discovered microphone vulnerability allows attackers to remotely inject inaudible and invisible commands into voice assistants using light.

  6. Offensive vehicle security toolbox makes car hacking easier

    The new system is designed to save security researchers time and effort spent reverse-engineering the message format of every vehicle they study.

  7. New tool combats evolving internet censorship methods

    Technology pioneered by Michigan researchers can circumvent many effective website blocking tools

  8. U-M to become Mount Olympus with ZEUS, the most powerful laser to be built in the U.S.

    The three-petawatt system could unlock secrets of the universe, advance cancer treatments, improve security screenings for nuclear threats, and much more.

  9. Implantable cancer traps could provide earlier diagnosis and help monitor treatment

    Synthetic scaffolding could detect multiple types of cancers before they start to spread.

    The post Implantable cancer traps could provide earlier diagnosis and help monitor treatment appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  10. ‘Sensors in a Shoebox’ empower citizens to gather data about communities

    Civil engineering and education researchers are working together with Detroit teens.

    The post ‘Sensors in a Shoebox’ empower citizens to gather data about communities appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.