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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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Man dies after stunned by a Taser gun
Taser stun guns are again in the news, as a man dies at Vancouver airport after being stunned by a gun for unruly behavior
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Opponnents say Social Security is not the way to track illegal immigrants
Opponents of DHS’s tightening of no-match rule say this is not a good way to control illegal immigration; AFL-CIO estimates that 600,000 of its workers could be vulnerable to firing
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A first: Quantum cryptography secures ballots in Swiss election
Quantum cryptograhpy finds real-world application in guaranteeing integrity of 21 October ballot in the canton of Geneva
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Quantum communication nearer as entanglement swapping realized
Security and computing experts cannot wait for quantum communcation to be mastered; good thing, then, that Swiss researchers show, for the first time, photon pairs entanglement swapping
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Exceedingly strong composite plastic for personal, vehicle protection
University of Michigan scientists, emulating the molecular structure found in seashells, create a composite plastic which is as strong as steel but lighter and transparent; ideal for personal and vehicle protection
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Formula One technologies help U.K. military
BAE collaborates with Motorsport Industry Association for the purpose of using suitable motor sports tehcnologies for making military vehicles more secure and durable
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Questions raised about certification of new nuclear warhead design
The Bush administrattion wants to replace cold war-era nuclear warheads with a newly designed Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW); trouble is, a 1992 U.S.-Russia treaty imposed a moratorium on all nuclear tests, so the new design cannot be tested
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Liquid explosives detection technology is almost here
After the plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airlines with liquid explosives was uncovered in London in August 2006, pressure has grown to find new ways to detect liquids in baggage and on airline passengers and figure out what they are
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The long view
The Future of Open Data in the Age of AI: Safeguarding Public Assets Amid Growing Private Sector Demands
AI offers immense potential, but that potential must be realized within a framework that protects the public’s right to its own information. The open data movement must evolve to meet this new challenge—not retreat from it.
Horses for Courses: Where Quantum Computing Is, and Isn’t, the Answer
Despite the impressive and undeniable strides quantum computing has made in recent years, it’s important to remain cautious about sweeping claims regarding its transformative potential.
Federal R&D Funding Boosts Productivity for the Whole Economy − Making Big Cuts to Such Government Spending Unwise
Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the vital productivity gains it supports. If the government were to abandon its long-standing practice of investing in R&D, it would significantly slow the pace of U.S. innovation and economic growth.
Why Ukraine’s AI Drones Aren’t a Breakthrough Yet
Machine vision, a form of AI, allows drones to identify and strike targets autonomously. The drones can’t be jammed, and they don’t need continuous monitoring by operators. Despite early hopes, the technology has not yet become a game-changing feature of Ukraine’s battlefield drones. But its time will come.
New Tech Will Make Our Airplanes Safer
Odysight.ai’s technology allows for constant monitoring of aircraft, sending alerts in case of malfunctions that could lead to accidents.
New Technology is Keeping the Skies Safe
DHS S&T Baggage, Cargo, and People Screening (BCP) Program develops state-of-the-art screening solutions to help secure airspace, communities, and borders