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Scientific exchanges in the age of terrorism
How do we reconcile heightened security measures adopted in the wake of 9/11 with the open and free international exchange of scientific experts and ideas? That is the question
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Canada to use UAVs to patrol the arctic circle
Canada plans on buying a fleet of UAV to patrol the arctic ice and water; move but the latest sign of countries bordering the arctic claiming stake to portions of it
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Massive sensor network to monitor Hudson River
The Hudson to become the world’s largest environmental-monitoring system; system may be used to monitor cities’ water systems
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Team MIT invited to race its modified Land Rover in Urban Challenge 2007
Land Rover donated a modified Land Rover LR3 to MIT, and Team MIT has been invited to second qualifying round of DARPA Urban Challenge 2007; final will be held 3 November
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U.S. Air Force moves forward cyber warfare
Fly and fight in cyberspace: U.S. Air Force aims to achieve “global decision superiority” by integrating warfighting command and control systems
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Coast Guard freezes funds for Eagle Eye UAV
The Coast Guard was interested in the rotary wing surveillance UAV as part of the Deepwater program, and the deal was estimated to be worth up to $1 billion for Bell Helicopter; Coast Guard is now rethinking its interest in Eagle Eye
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More than 5,000 U.S. patents are now state secrets
The U.S. military and intelligence agencies can impose a gagging order on any U.S. patent; 128 have been imposed so far during the first ten months of 2007, bringing the total number of secret U.S. patents to 5,002
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Miniscule solar cells would enable ultramicroscopic technology
Harvard team develops solar cells 200 hundred times thinner than a human hair; source of power for ultramicroscopic technology now available; team leaders says one of the first application would be in monitoring bioterrorism
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Water is key to the hydrogen economy
The hydrogen economy is one way to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and move toward cleaner technology; trouble is, the hydrogen economy requires a lot of water; investors supporting innovative water production technologies will benefit
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New wind turbines harvest energy from swirling wakes around buildings
Young Cal Tech researchers shows that just as fish use their bodies to get an energy boost from surrounding vortices, we can design devices which would harvest energy from swirling wakes surrounding buildings
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Irish company claims wave power success
A quarter-scale prototype wave energy converter is successfully harnessing electricity from Atlantic Ocean waves off the west coast of Ireland
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Laser Avenger shows counter-IED capabilities
Boeing adds laser capabilities to its Avenger system, and demonstrates its effectiveness against IEDs and UXOs
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NEC develops world's first portable DNA analyzer
The size of an attaché-case, the portable DNA analyzer can be carried to the crime scene; it completes the five-step DNA analysis process in about 25 minutes
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A drone able to carry out a long range flight of more than ten hours
South Korean researchrs build a UAV which uses hydrogen fuel cell to stay a loft for more than ten hours; drone relies on sodium borohydride rather than compressed hydrogen gas
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Raytheon brings heat-ray Silent Guardian to market
The interest in non-lethal weapons grow, and Raytheon brings its Silent Guardian to market — a system which emits a beam of millimeter-wave energy to induce an “intolerable heating sensation”
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The long view
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.
Huge Areas May Face Possibly Fatal Heat Waves if Warming Continues
A new assessment warns that if Earth’s average temperature reaches 2 degrees C over the preindustrial average, widespread areas may become too hot during extreme heat events for many people to survive without artificial cooling.
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.