Public Health

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic entails social distancing. Retail stores and public spaces can now perform accurate counting of people in compliance...

By Arie Egozi It is hard to understand how a state like Israel, maintaining intense security measures in its airports and ports is unable to...

Flint, Michigan has had a fraught history. In the past the city was a major manufacturing centre of the American automotive industry, but the...

Connected medical devices remotely monitoring patient data are exposed to various threats, including data breaches if the information is not properly encrypted, viruses and...

Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic spread requires social distancing. Technologies that provide people counting capabilities in public spaces help control the crowd and ensure...

The U.S Homeland Security Department needs to improve its research and development process so that it can better address gaps in its framework to...

A new type of transparent wearable sensor may offer a practical way to monitor ultraviolet A (UVA) exposure, helping users avoid sun damage without...

iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (28 October 2014): Ebola possibly weaponized Safe City projects US next generation bunker-buster bombs New Hovermast unveiled Euclid antenna pedestals

The iHLS Security Accelerator is home to many innovative and successful startups. ListenApp is one of the first startups that's participated in the accelerator...

Millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines are transported to healthcare facilities across the world. The numerous steps involved with the distribution process and the...

One of the major challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is its detection indoors. The US defense establishment is working on a solution applicable in...

Public health has become an important consideration when talking about airports, including security checks. How clean are airport security trays? Everything goes in those...

The broad move to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about cybersecurity challenges. An increase in ransomware attacks has urged the...

The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion...

Imagine a coronavirus test being dropped at your front door. Many remote communities do not have easy access to testing centers and medical supplies...

The US Defense Department is helping to fund a new study to determine whether an under-the-skin biosensor can help detect flu-like infections even before...

Sarin is a colorless, odorless liquid fatal even at very low concentrations. Serious sarin poisoning causes visual disturbance, vomiting, breathing difficulties and, finally, death....

With social distancing an ongoing requirement in public places due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Density Control Solution will help supermarkets, retailers, post...

Smart city development has progressed over the past few years, with most of the conversation surrounding smart city planning has so far focused on...

Transporting blood resupply to the battlefield matches the strengths and constraints of small uncrewed aerial systems. Medical researchers at Johns Hopkins already determined in...

The healthcare industry increasingly relies on IoT networks to securely connect a growing variety of medical devices and equipment. Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)...

The reopening of shopping malls is now under consideration in Israel and the world, with various safety limitations, after a prolonged closure as a...