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Herding swarming robots
Individual autonomous machines are now in wide use on land, in the air, and at sea for defense and homeland security missions; using several of these robots together, in a coordinated fashion, is difficult; an MIT researcher offers a way to use “swarming” robots which talk to each other
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Bottle makes dirty water drinkable; ideal for post diaster relief
A bottle which purifies even the dirtiest water — it uses filter which cuts out anything longer than 15 nanometres, which means that viruses are filtered out — is ideal for post-disaster relief, soldiers in the field
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Military GPS technology to be marketed domestically
Rockwell Collins will market its Polaris-branded devices, popular in the military, to homeland security and search and rescue agencies
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Body sensor network to improve individual's performance, safety
Imperial College London’s researcher develops sensor which monitors athletes’ performance; it may be used to monitor soldiers, first responders — and the sick and the eledrly
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Flying saucer technology to aid military, law enforcement
Small British company makes a UAV flying saucer; applications include close quarter surveillance and intelligence gathering for military and law enforcement, mountain rescue, and farming
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U.K. researchers to develop new communication signals analysis
The extreme risks and rapid time frames associated with terrorist activities make it difficult to gather evidence that might prevent an attack or lead to successful prosecution; analyzing communication signals with with forensic psychology techniques should help
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DirecTV thwarted in effort to limit signal interception
Court protects security and computer science research into satellite and smart-card technology by denying DirecTV’s broad — too broad — interpretation of federal law prohibiting “assembly” or “modification” of equipment designed to intercept satellite signals
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UAV sets duration world record
QinetiQ’s Zephyr uses solar power to fly for 54 hours while carrying a surveillance payload
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Russia tests world's biggest conventional bomb
As the war against terrorism and nuclear weapon proliferation escalates, so does the interest in bunker-busting weapon systems; Russia tests the latest version, and rogue nations with nuclear materials produced and stored in deeply dug bunkers, and terrorists hiding in caves and fortified undeground tunnels, should pause to reflect
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El Paso school district relies on interoperability
El Paso school district wants to avoid the problems highlighted in Columbine: It uses Department of Justice funds to buy radios which will allow school police officers to talk to El Paso city police and firefighters instantly
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CrimeCog Technologies aquires E*Justice
E*Justice helps different law enforcement departments share information; in addition, one department’s information storage may keep information intact for all other subscribers in the event of a disaster
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East Africa emerges as important front in war on terror
Deteriorating security situation along the east Africa coast leads U.S. government to issue strong warning about travel, shipping in the region
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China to work harder to clean up its act in space
China is now the most polluted — and most polluting — country on Earth; at least the Chinese government has now committed to clean up its activities in space — which is good news for U.S. commercial and military intetrests
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NIST's enhanced PIV Data Generator
NIST releases an improved version of its Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Data Generator — and it can be downloaded from the organization’s Web site
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U.S. military increasingly interested in diretced energy
Directed-energy weapons were initially conceived as a possible defense against ballistic missiles; now they are being developed for tactical military applications — and law enforcement
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The long view
AI Has Crossed a Threshold – What Claude Mythos Means for the Future of Cybersecurity
The limit of what artificial intelligence can achieve, known as frontier AI, has crossed another threshold. AI can now plan and execute sophisticated cyber operations with minimal guidance at speeds far beyond human capability.
Artificial Intelligence Is Facing a Crisis of Control—and the Industry Knows It
Washington appears to be years away from consensus on the expanding security risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence (AI). Concrete international agreements also do not yet exist. There is a tenuous potential path forward to avoid a disaster, but it will require out-of-the-box thinking, intense determination, and unprecedented cooperation.
Pick Your Poison: The Enduring Threat of Biological Toxins
A summary of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense’s “Pick Your Poison: The Enduring Threat of Biological Toxins” at the Atlantic Council.
Could Deep Sea Mining Break China's Grip on Critical Minerals?
Mining companies have proposed to use remote-controlled robots or seabed crawlers tethered to surface ships to bring up nodules. The International Seabed Authority has wrestled for more than two decades with how to regulate seabed mining. The Trump administration has promised no such delay. It plans to use an existing U.S. regulatory framework.
Expert Believes Norwegian Minerals Could Make Europe Less Dependent on China
At the Fen Complex in southern Norway lies Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements, according to a report from Rare Earths Norway. But this is not a ‘quick-fix,’ according experts.
Helping MTA in Combating Climate Threats
NYU Tandon School research team developed computer model that quickly tests hundreds of resilience strategies to determine the best ways to defend subways against coastal storm surge flooding.