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Smart person-specific pistol
One way to improve airline safety is to put more armed air marshals on board; trouble is, this means that weapons are already inside the plane, and would-be hijackers may over-power them and grab their weapons; the solution: a smart gun which allows only its owner to use it
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Memex offers information gathering solution to JRIC
Intelligence is important, and this is why Memex is providing an interoperable intelligence management system to the JRIC, a multi-agency terrorism and crime fighting unit
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Safety organizations see the 4.9 GHz public safety band as critical
Instant broadband mobile-mesh communications specialist conducted survey finding that a majority of safety organizations support the 4.9 GHz public safety band
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EDO buys important sigint company and large full-service provider
A leading defense contractor wisely acquires a leading signals intelligence company in order to become a player in the growing sigint market; it also acquires a premier full-service company
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CompuDyne acquires SigInt specialist Signami
Signal intelligence is becoming big business, and versatile security solutions provider bolsters its offerings by acquiring a sigint specialist
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BlastGard blast mitigation products earn SAFETY Act designation, certification
A manufacturer of blast mitigation products wins SAFETY Act designation, certification
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Cognitive radio for homeland security applications
Cognitive radio, a form of software-defined radio, should be very useful in first response and emergency response missions; two companies are going to join forces in order to look into this
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Different countries offer different approaches to fuel cell R&D
Fuel cell technology is controversial, with some viewing it as holding the promise of a clean, abundant energy source, while others think of it as not much more than charade fooling no one but the uninitiated; different countries have different approaches to the issue
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PMR: Through a wall, clearly
Seeing through walls is a capability the military and homeland security forces could clearly use; more companies are offering this capability, and one of them, relying on multipath COFDM, has been spotted and funded by the keen-eyed CCAT
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ObjectVideo to offer new scanning technology to CBP
This leader in video analytics already has many contracts in government and the private sector, and is now about to deploy its latest technology to help the U.S. border patrol monitor U.S. borders more effectively
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mPhase breakthrough MEMS-based magnetometer
An innovative Connecticut company uses MEMS technology to develop tiny magnetometers which could be used as metal detectors and more
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Enabler of first responders information sharing receive $12.5 million
Few problems hobble first responders more than communication interoperability; a company developing an interoperability solution catches the eyes of investors, and rightly so
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Authentix wins Nano 50 award
Authentix wins recognition for a process it developed for the synthesis of nanomaterials for security applications
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AS&E's SmartCheck wins R&D Magazine’sTop 100 award
AS&E receives an award for developing SmartCheck, a non-intrusive personnel screening system
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EPA studies IGCC, a method for burning coal cleanly
More than 50 percent of U.S. electricity is produced from coal; there is no alternative to coal in the near future, so we had better work to make coals cleaner; the EPS discusses a new method for clean-burning coal
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The long view
Canada’s Biosecurity Scandal: The Risks of Foreign Interference in Life Sciences
In July 2019, world-renowned biological researchers Xiangguo Qiu and Keding Cheng were quietly walked out of the Canadian government’s National Microbiology Lab (NML). The original allegation against them was that Qiu had authorized a shipment to China of some of the deadliest viruses on the planet, including Ebola and Nipah. Then the story seemed to go away—until now.
A New Way to Detect Radiation Involving Cheap Ceramics
The radiation detectors used today for applications like inspecting cargo ships for smuggled nuclear materials are expensive and cannot operate in harsh environments, among other disadvantages. Work by MIT engineers could lead to plethora of new applications, including better detectors for nuclear materials at ports.
Action Needed to Improve U.S. Smallpox Readiness and Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Therapeutics: Report
A new report says that action is needed to enhance U.S. readiness for smallpox and related diseases, as well as to improve diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics that could be used in case of an outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses in the ability of U.S. public health and health care systems to adapt and respond to an unfamiliar pathogen, as did challenges during the recent mpox outbreak to rapidly making diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics available at scale.
Tantalizing Method to Study Cyberdeterrence
Tantalus is unlike most war games because it is experimental instead of experiential — the immersive game differs by overlapping scientific rigor and quantitative assessment methods with the experimental sciences, and experimental war gaming provides insightful data for real-world cyberattacks.
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
Another great American migration is now underway, this time forced by the warming that is altering how and where people can live. For now, it’s just a trickle. But in the corners of the country’s most vulnerable landscapes —on the shores of its sinking bayous and on the eroding bluffs of its coastal defenses —populations are already in disarray. The complex, contradictory, and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
Companies Ignoring Climate Risks Get Punished by Markets: Study
Companies that proactively manage climate risks boost their valuations, while those with a passive stance are discounted in the equity market, according to new research.