Casting a wide intrusion net: Dozens burned with single hack

The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the "grave threat" it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different—and no less alarming—coordinated series of intrusions also detected in December has gotten considerably less public attention.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-wide-intrusion-net-dozens-hack.html

Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions; ash rains on towns

A particularly spectacular blast from Italy's Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone Sunday onto Sicilian villages, the latest in a series of explosions since mid-February.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-etna-spectacular-explosions-ash-towns.html

At Dubai airport, travelers' eyes become their passports

Dubai's airport, the world's busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, with its cavernous duty-free stores, artificial palm trees, gleaming terminals, water cascades and near-Arctic levels of air conditioning.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-dubai-airport-eyes-passports.html

Israeli 5-minute battery charge aims to fire up electric cars

From flat battery to full charge in just five minutes—an Israeli start-up has developed technology it says could eliminate the "range anxiety" associated with electric cars.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-israeli-minute-battery-aims-electric.html

Space-starved Singapore builds floating solar farms in climate fight

Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state's push to build floating solar farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-space-starved-singapore-solar-farms-climate.html

Drones vs hungry moths: Dutch use hi-tech to protect crops

Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-drones-hungry-moths-dutch-hi-tech.html