U.S. Bioterrorism Detection Program Deemed Unreliable
DHS’s BioWatch program aims to provide early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon attack. Until April 2014, DHS pursued a next-generation autonomous detection technology...
Integrating robots in disaster areas
This last weekend was a highlight for 23 teams from around the world that took part in the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency contest....
Sensor Will Optimize Warfighters Performance Under Demanding Conditions
The U.S. military has a great interest in the comprehensive measurement and tracking of metabolism, both for optimizing warfighters performance under demanding physical conditions...
ISIS is becoming more deadly by using chemical weapons
It was only a matter of time.
Kurdish sources in Iraq have said they have evidence that the Islamic State (ISIS) used chlorine gas as...
Living in the future – technology as urban infrastructure
Google announces the formation of Sidewalk Labs, whose goal is finding technological solutions to issues rising in urban living such as living expenses, transportation...
Portable 15-Minute Ebola Virus Test Trials in Guinea
British health charity The Wellcome Trust recently announced that a new 15-minute Ebola virus test will become available on a trial basis in Guinea...
DHS Is Calling For Companies And Researchers To Aid In Agriculture...
Food safety is a growing concern, and the World Health Organization claims that nearly three-quarters of new infectious diseases are communicable between animals and...
The dangers of Internet-of-Things in Healthcare
The medical technologies have been taking a giant leap in the past years, producing instruments that can monitor, store and transmit data on one’s...
A drone that can save lives
The Netherlands has unveiled a prototype of an "ambulance drone" which could potentially save lives by offering a rapid response after heart attack incidents....
CyberSecurity: Now in Medical Equipment as Well
In a letter to diabetes patients, Johnson & Johnson said that OneTouch Ping insulin pump owners who are anxious about a potential hack can...
How drones are helping the Nepal earthquake relief effort
Drones are proving a crucial high-tech tool for aid workers in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquake. With the death toll from Saturday’s...
Threat of chemical weapon from Assad’s Syria
U.S. intelligence agencies say there is a strong possibility the Assad regime will use chemical weapons on a large scale as part of a...
Ambulances go high-tech to prevent crashes
In an emergency, every second counts. But driving at high speeds can compromise the safety of first responders and civilians.
There is a new device...
The US Army will provide Wi-Fi in West Africa for the...
The Defense Department has started to beef up systems needed to support troops and nongovernmental organizations engaged in the Ebola fight in West Africa,...
WHO: Ebola will infect thousands more people in Liberia within weeks
Ebola is spreading fast in Liberia, where many thousands of new cases are expected over the coming three weeks, the World Health Organization has said.
"Transmission of the Ebola virus...
These robots are stranded inside a nuclear disaster
A Tokyo utility company recently sent two specially-designed robots on an ill-fated mission into the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to assess the damage. Four...
iHLS TV – Cyber task force, new UASs, laser-guided artillery shell,...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (11 November 2014):
The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force: NCIJTF
New UASs: SpyLite mini and BlueBird
Raytheon is testing a new laser-guided...
Diplomats Blame Assad For Employing Chemical Weapons
Despite publicly dismantling his chemical weapons stockpiles, and despite repeated assurances from his Russian partners that he has long since stopped using deadly gas...
DOD civilians can opt out of the Ebola quarantine
Defense civilian workers deployed to West Africa can choose one of two options upon their departure from Ebola-stricken countries, if they do not show...
How Can We Keep Electromagnetic Radiation Exposure In Check?
Society demands continuous implementation of new transmission systems due to ongoing development of communication technologies. These systems work by emitting electromagnetic waves. As a...
Anthrax Vaccine To Be Developed In The U.S.
San Diego, California-based Pfenex Inc. announced it has signed a five year contract valued at up to $143.5 million with the Biomedical Advanced Research...
MDA’s new cellular positioning technology
A traffic accident in some remote road in the middle of the night. Someone calls 911, at which point the call center asks 'what...
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Metal That Behaves Like a Gel Could Redefine High-Temperature Systems
A research team at Texas A&M University has developed the world’s first metallic gel — a new class of material that combines the strength...
