A car security system based on a wireless network could see groups of parked cars looking out for each other, and raising the alarm if one of them is stolen. "Multiple sensors hidden within the car would make it difficult, if not impossible, for a car thief to disable the system in a short period of time," says Hui Song from Frostburg State University, Maryland, US, who designed the ... Read full entry

iPod envy sparks "iCrime wave" So desirable have iPods become, and so easy are they to take from unsuspecting users who are absorbed in their iTunes music, that a group of researchers believe they are at the cause of an increase in the US crime rate. The Urban Institute, a Washington think tank, first raised the subject of an "iCrime wave" last September, and held a panel discussion on ... Read full entry