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PPSC to protect Forbes
PPSC, a subsidiary of Isonics, two weeks signed up the NBA as a client; last week it signed up Forbes
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Life science, IT industries deeply divided over patent law reform
Two giant industrial sectors collide over need to overhaul U.S. patent system, and VCs begin to take sides
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EOIR, Genex in contract to provide remote sensors
Sensing the presence of chemical or biological agents from a distance is better than stumbling on them unaware, and the market for remote sensor devices grows
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U.S. oil and gas infrastructure is vulnerable - and opportunity for companies with right solutions
The vast U.S. oil and gas infrastructure is exceedingly vulnerable to terrorist attacks, and products which help protect this infrastructure should find many buyers
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DHS to tighten security of information included in national infrastructure plan
Infrastructure and IT companies are supposed to provide DHS with information to help fashion an effective infrastructure protection policy; these companies are worried about who would have access to that information
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Private investment in Africa's critical infrastructure
A fund is set up to encourage private businesses to build and maintain critical infrastructure on the dark continent
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Ohio company develops secure IP-based communication system for first responders
Ohio company teamed up with NASA to develop extra-secure communication gear for satellite communication; it now offers that gear to first responders
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Move to active data warehousing requires creation of dual systems
Used to be the case that large amounts of business data were warehoused for strategic business purposes; now many businesses use active warehousing of data, so the data may be used for tactical, more immediate planning; this means if the data get lost, the debilitating effect on business is that much greater
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Wave Dispersion Technologies sells water protection gear to U.S. agencies
Here is an example of dual-use technology: WDT sea barriers are equally effective in preventing beach erosion as they are in protecting sensitive installations from attacks from the sea
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SafeNet ships new, improved SoC security architecture
Information security big hitter offers enhanced SoC security architecture
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The long view
Water Wars: A Historic Agreement Between Mexico and US Is Ramping Up Border Tension
As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship. Partly due to constant droughts, Mexico has struggled to maintain its water deliveries for much of the last 25 years, deliveries to which it is obligated by a 1944 water-sharing agreement between the two countries.
Trump Is Fast-Tracking New Coal Mines — Even When They Don’t Make Economic Sense
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn’t pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an “energy emergency.”
Smaller Nuclear Reactors Spark Renewed Interest in a Once-Shunned Energy Source
In the past two years, half the states have taken action to promote nuclear power, from creating nuclear task forces to integrating nuclear into long-term energy plans.
Keeping the Lights on with Nuclear Waste: Radiochemistry Transforms Nuclear Waste into Strategic Materials
How UNLV radiochemistry is pioneering the future of energy in the Southwest by salvaging strategic materials from nuclear dumps –and making it safe.
Model Predicts Long-Term Effects of Nuclear Waste on Underground Disposal Systems
The simulations matched results from an underground lab experiment in Switzerland, suggesting modeling could be used to validate the safety of nuclear disposal sites.