• APMR checks stability of dikes

    A Dutch company develops an instrument that can “look” into the ground and measure the amount of water in the soil under a dike, which is important when checking the stability of dams and dikes

  • Using lasers in nuclear decommissioning

    High-power lasers could remove contaminated surfaces of concrete and cut up metal pipework and process vessels inside nuclear reactors, or other contaminated environments

  • Gravity tractor to steer asteroids away from Earth

    There are thousands of asteroids in close proximity to Earth, and scientists believe it is inevitable that sooner or later an asteroid will come close enough to be a real threat; British aerospace company designs a gravity tractor to steer a menacing asteroids away

  • Using waste to recover waste uranium

    Researchers find that a combination of bacteria and inositol phosphate can be used to recover uranium from the polluted waters from uranium mines; method may be used to process nuclear waste

  • Researchers develop steel Velcro

    Researchers say that their “Metaklett” metallic hook-&-loop material could be used to hold together buildings, or to tape car parts to one another

  • DHS' Cyber Storm III to test U.S. national cyber response plan

    One objective of Cyber Storm III is to harmonize the various alert level systems used in government and the private sector so that all stakeholders at least speak the same language

  • New Orleans storm pumps do not protect city

    The Army Corps of Engineers quickly installed new storm control pumps in New Orleans in the months after Katrina; trouble is, these pumps do not protect the city, the the Corps could have saved $430 million in replacement costs by buying proven equipment

  • Smith & Wesson gets further into security

    With the acquisition of Universal Safety Response, a systems integrator and manufacturer of perimeter protection solutions, the venerable gun manufacturer is turning itself into a security solutions integrator

  • BPSI shows new mobile trailer CBRN detection unit

    Mobile Sentry One is a trailer-mounted system that incorporates chemical and radiological (optional biological detection is available) sensor technology with proprietary firmware and software to detect and identify an airborne toxic attack within seconds

  • Universal Safety Response wins 2009 business awards

    USR was acquired by Smith & Wesson for $26.2 million in cash and 9.7 million shares; Inc. 5,000 names USR as one of fastest-growing private companies in America

  • Viz Lab, Defentech show perimeter security system

    Defentect’s gamma radiation detection technology is used in a perimeter security system that can detect radiological materials

  • Perimeter security market: Big and growing

    The perimeter security market is growing, and that growth offers many opportunities for niche security vendors as well as integrators;

  • Perimeter security: much is yet to be done

    Multiple jurisdictions, a large number of stake holders, and lack of extensive and specific mandates from TSA make airport perimeter security a daunting task — a task which many airports are yet to address effectively

  • Intellio makes its products more affordable

    Intellio, a player in the global market for on-board intelligent solutions in surveillance cameras; company reshuffles its product portfolio, with changes primarily affecting products that fall into the Building and Perimeter Protection segment as these solutions have been the highest in demand

  • U.K. approves Honeywell analytics product

    U.K. Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) approves Honeywell’s new Active Alert v4.7 video analytics solution as an Imagery Library for Intelligent Detection Systems, or i-LIDS; product is now approved for government use in applications for perimeter detection and protection across critical infrastructure facilities