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10 January, 2015

Hands on with MakerBot's 3D printed wood Later this year you'll be able to print with materials containing wood, metal or stone

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/563390/hands-makerbot-3d-printed-wood/

Which tools the spies can't crack The Tor network, which was developed for surfing the web anonymously, is considered to be a "major" problem, as is Truecrypt, a program for encrypting files on computers. A combination of Tor, the instant messaging system CSpace, and a system for internet telephony called ZRTP is categorised as "catastrophic" for the NSA and its partners, resulting in a "near-total loss/lack of insight to target communications".

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/revealed-the-encryption-tools-spies-can-and-cant-crack-20141229-12f0sh.touch.touch.html

MeArm - Pocket Sized Industrial Robotics for Everybody

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phenoptix/mearm-pocket-sized-industrial-robotics-for-everybo/description

The mind-blowing things nanobots could do

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/techknow/the-mind-blowing-things-nanobots-could-do/story-fni0c6zf-1227166669101

ATAR: The mystery of the maximum rank of 99.95. Why not 100?

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/atar-the-mystery-of-the-maximum-rank-of--9995-why-not-100-20141218-129oyh.touch.html

Meet the ultimate mobile phone data extractor, a $40,000 Israeli-made machine manufactured by Cellebrite and used by private investigator Navid Sobbi's business National Surveillance and Intelligence and numerous law-enforcement agencies around the word. The machine can crack passwords and extract varying degrees of data from almost every smartphone on the market bar a number of Blackberry models and the iPhone 5 and above.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/the-machine-that-can-crack-almost-any-phone-20141219-129xib.touch.html