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Wireless underground robots for first responders
First responders may have to look for victims in hostile or challenging environments, such as clandestine tunnels, subway systems, and underground structures; sending a wireless robot to look around and pull victims out would be safer
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BAE enters U.S. critical infrastructure protection market
British defense Giant BAE Systems recently announced its plans to enter the U.S. critical infrastructure security market
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Obama unveils global supply chain protection strategy
Last week the Obama administration unveiled its new counterterrorism strategy aimed at securing the entirety of the global supply chain
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Researchers develop altered fingerprint detector
Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a technique to help detect when an individual has deliberately altered their fingerprints in an effort to fool biometric scanners
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Mexico , the next private contracting boom?
As military spending winds down in Iraq and Afghanistan, security contractors eying lucrative opportunities are looking towards Mexico, but strict gun laws and a turbulent environment greatly complicate things
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Disasters hurt Honda’s production, lower revenue
On Tuesday Japanese auto manufacturer Honda Motor Company announced that it had slashed its annual profit guidance as a result of the natural disasters in Japan and Thailand
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Florida blood service upgrades storage systems
Florida Blood Services has replaced three disparate storage systems with the Nimble CS240 converged storage array; FBS says the new storage operation allows FBS more efficient and centralized storage for FBS’s headquarters and forty field offices
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Free real-time facial recognition app for smartphones
Last week Face.com released a new app for smartphones that automatically recognizes the faces of friends in photos taken with an Apple iPhone
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Growing banking market for voice biometrics
According to a recently released study, voice biometrics will be increasingly used to validate users in telephone-based financial transactions
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Reveal Imaging’s liquid explosive detector passes European test
Airline passengers could soon be allowed to carry liquids on board thanks to a new explosive detector by Reveal Imaging
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Ex. Special Forces officers launch India-based threat detection company
TigerSwan and its joint venture partners, Kaizen Technologies and Santa Monica Financial have formed TigerSwan Vulnerability Management Services Private LTD, based in Mumbai
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New food-pathogen detection system
A new food pathogen detection system is based on a combination of technologies involving isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection
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Smiths Detection unveils new portable chemical detector
Earlier this month Smiths Detection unveiled its latest chemical detector, a portable device that combines high speed, high-resolution gas chromatography and a miniaturized toroidal ion trap mass spectrometer
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Animal rights activists set fourteen cattle trucks ablaze
Earlier this month fourteen cattle-transportation trailers were set on fire at California’s largest feed yard by an animal rights group; following the attack, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) released a statement that indicated an anonymous group of activists had executed the attack against the “horrors of factory farming”
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce: ease immigration laws to stimulate economy
According to a recent report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, easing immigration policies will stimulate economic growth by encouraging more entrepreneurs from abroad to work in the United States
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The long view
Economic Cyberespionage: A Persistent and Invisible Threat
Economic cyber-espionage, state-sponsored theft of sensitive business information via cyber means for commercial gain, is an invisible yet persistent threat to national economies.
Nuclear Has Changed. Will the U.S. Change with It?
Fueled by artificial intelligence, cloud service providers, and ambitious new climate regulations, U.S. demand for carbon-free electricity is on the rise. In response, analysts and lawmakers are taking a fresh look at a controversial energy source: nuclear power.
Calls Grow for U.S. to Counter Chinese Control, Influence in Western Ports
Experts say Washington should consider buying back some ports, offer incentives to allies to decouple from China.
Exploring the New Nuclear Energy Landscape
In the last few years, the U.S. has seen a resurgence of interest in nuclear energy and its potential for helping meet the nation’s growing demands for clean electricity and energy security. Meanwhile, nuclear energy technologies themselves have advanced, opening up new possibilities for their use.