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Boston meeting to examine nanotechnology contribution to national security
Nano- and microtechnolgy are developing rapidly, and have already made contributions in many different fields; it makes sense — urgent sense — to see what promise these technologies hold
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BroadWare's video surveillance integrated with Intergraph command and control solution
Integrated technologies will allow for faster and more informed decision making and response in the event of an emergency
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Marketing tool for VoIP: We make it more difficult for the NSA to eavesdrop on you
One thing NSA does not like about Internet-based communication: The packet-based technology makes it more difficult to eavesdrop on suspects
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Innova to strengthen bids for government contracts, explore new markets
A robotics and automation technology specialist teams up with a consulting group as it plans for more government contracts and new markets
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Novel UAV design combines VTOL, conventional aircraft capabilities
Very short take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft have many advantages, but being very fast is not one of them; and innovative UAV developer now offers to combine the characteristics of helicopters and conventional aircraft in a funny looking UAV which may be very useful for a variety of missions
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New device allows seeing through fire, smoke, haze
As emergency units rush to the scene of a disaster, they are often frustrated by the obscuring effects of fire, smoke, and haze — all making informed decision making more difficult; a Pennsylvania company is developing a device to help such first responders see through these obstacles
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Smiths Detection awarded $23 million contract for mobile X-ray system
As worries grow about smuggling nuclear materials into U.S. ports, DHS buys mobile high-energy X-ray system that can be driven from one port to another
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Safety questions aside, government, business confidence in RFID remains strong
A Dutch university report shows that computer viruses may be carried by RFID tags and cause disruptions across some software systems; however, business and government RFID use remains strong
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JMAR and GMP in BioSentry distribution agreement
GMP systems will soon become the exclusive distributor of JMAR’s advanced laser technology throughout the northeastern U.S.
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Trango shows high-performance mesh solution
Trango’s new HD Mesh system is configurable to many critical infrastructure locations. Its most important feature: maintaining strength while growing and adapting to other network systems
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Brocade and Ciena Join Forces
The two companies are partnering and creating a SAN (Storage Area Network) to support organizations that have had business continuity disruptions
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Harris's STAT Scanner receives SAFETY certification
A solution scanning company’s networks and systems for security breaches receives SAFETY Act certification
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Cradle, InterAct in video analytic solution
There is a major trend toward video analytics — allowing ever more sophisticated software manage more and more cameras and help detect suspicious behavior and incidents
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View Systems unveils VFRM2
View Systems has been selling its monitoring systems to courts, prisons, and police stations, and now it expands its offerings to include a mobile camera and detection device
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OnScreen, ASP in LED signs distributions deal
Innovative LED sign maker raised more than $10 million a couple of weeks ago; it has just signed an important distribution deal
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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.