New water purifier for Marines and First Responders
A new, easy-to-carry water purifier that could give Marines and first-responders access to clean water wherever they go has successfully completed its first operational...
Sprayable Gel Protects from Fire
Protecting homes and critical infrastructure from fire is a perpetual concern for many people. To tackle this issue, researchers at Stanford University have developed...
Predator UAS Saves Life in Rim Fire Disaster Relief Efforts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that a MQ-1 Predator unmanned air systems (UAS) successfully supported firefighters in their efforts to contain California’s Rim Fire,...
Dolphin Sonar Inspires Coin-Sized Bomb Detector
Nature inspiring technology. Dolphin clicks have inspired the development of a cheap, coin-sized radar gadget that can sense hidden electronics. The device could be...
New Technology Precisely Detects Sniper Threats from Far Away
Base Molecular Resonance Technologies (BMRT), a Florida-based firm, has introduced a groundbreaking security technology designed to detect explosives with remarkable precision. This patented system...
Israel is Among Five Global Cyber Powers
Israel’s national cyber agencies (the National Cyber Bureau and the National Cybersecurity Authority) will be merged into one entity, the National Cyber Array, which...
Brazil Becomes Hot Market for Surveillance Technology Ahead of World Cup
Giants of the surveillance sector get contracts in a number of Brazilian cities during the games of 2014 – from security scanners to remote...
Solutions for continuous and reliable communication in large scale disasters
“A multi casualty disaster occurred in KiryatArie, Petah Tikva” - this is the message of the first reporter at the scene of the disaster...
China Introduces Facial Recognition Police Robots Equipped with Tear Gas
Stepping towards integrating robotics into law enforcement, Chinese authorities have begun testing an autonomous spherical robot, the RT-G, developed by the local robotics company...
The dangers of Israel as a digital country
Cisco’s plan to turn Israel into the world’s “first digital country” might not be such a good idea, according to top US security expert...
Video Analytics – Innovative Technology with Civilian and Security Uses
Video analytics is a technology that is used to identify, record, and analyze video streams via electronic media. Intelligent video analytics (IVA) helps end-users...
New Framework Enhances AI Decision-Making in Disaster Response Scenarios
In emergency situations, every second counts. First responders must make rapid decisions about how best to allocate limited resources, often in the face of...
ATLAS the humanoid robot is looking for a brain
Like the Scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz” in search of a brain, Boston Dynamics Atlas robot created for the DARPA challenge, is also...
Geographic Information Giant Joins Fight Against COVID-19
When decision-makers have timely access to community health information it helps support situational awareness and extends the breadth and depth of understanding community needs....
Surveillance Plans for the 2024 Paris Olympics Raise Concerns
In an attempt to control the crowds arriving for the 2024 Paris Olympics next summer, the authorities plan to use real-time cameras and artificial...
A national war drill in Israel today
A national war drill simulating a missile attack on Israel from multiple fronts will begin today
Named Steadfast Home Front 1, the exercise will include two...
Prevention, Response and Recovery – Safe City Solutions
Technological solutions by themselves are useful, but their real value is found when they complement one another. A wide array of homeland security technologies...
LiDAR Robot to Be Used for Disaster Response and Military Scenarios
In disaster response scenarios, emergency services often face the challenge of assessing dangerous environments without putting themselves at risk. To address this, the Fraunhofer...
An Assisting Technology that Can Save Life
The daily routine of the emergency service personnel, cops, fire fighters and emergency medicine doctors, is packed full with a wide variety of events,...
Boston Marathon Bomber Ordered To Pay $101 Millions To Victims
Twenty two year old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bomber, has been ordered to pay more than $101 million in reparations to his victims....
MDA First Aid Kit In Every Police Car
These past few weeks have proven time and again the significance of offering fast medical treatment to save lives and the understanding that the...
Israeli technology alerts masses in emergencies
Emergencies around the world have focused attention on an Israeli technology that allows mass alerts.
The eVigilo system has been successfully operated during the recent...
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This Multi-Layer Defense Package Targets Modern Anti-Armor Weapons
Modern armored vehicles face a growing range of threats that traditional armor was never designed to handle alone. Mine blasts can injure crews even...
