State troopers in Kenosha County, Wis., are participating in a new program that may determine the future of mobile law enforcement technology. Troopers have been issued wireless terminals that enable them to collect fines for speeding or other moving violations by swiping drivers' credit or debit cards - on the spot. Kenosha County was chosen because it is home to a busy portion of Interstate 94 linking Milwaukee to Chicago. But who knows, you're well traveled route could be next. We might finally be one step closer to truly protected electronic transactions.
Physicists are hard at work on a tiny device that emits light particles, or photons, one at a time.
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