Public Health

Location technology has emerged as an integral part of COVID-19 response globally. Smartphones and citizen data are used globally by authorities to identify possible...

Medical devices may not be ever-present in headlines, but that does not mean no new developments in the field happen. Rather, in recent years...

Water shortage is a form of weapon. Without water, no army can function and the civilian population crumbles to the point of violent clashes...

Shipping giant UPS has launched testing of drones to deliver packages to remote and difficult to reach locations. UPS begun the tests recently using a...

A new solar-powered water purification film has been developed as a low-tech, high-impact tool for delivering safe drinking water in areas without reliable infrastructure....

The nature of domestic and international terrorist threats may be changing due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.   In the US, the potential terrorist threat environment...

Health systems worldwide have been struggling in recent years – with extremely long wait lists and severe staff shortages, experts predict that hospitals will...

The COVID-19 pandemic has ground sports, concerts, performances, graduations and other events to a screeching halt, impacting local and national economies worldwide. Facilities are...

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

Hackers managed to gain privileged access to a water utility’s control system and change “the levels of chemicals being used to treat tap water,”...

The federal government's multiagency center that is on call to respond to radiological incidents has issues with aging equipment, says a recent report from...

An Israel-UK collaboration in the development of a revolutionary technology for coping with the coronavirus. An innovative air filter that captures and destroys coronavirus...

Experts have recently alerted the authorities to the Hazmat risk posed by hundreds of contaminated, closed nuclear weapons facilities in the U.S. Hundreds of ramshackle...

US Federal research facilities rely on internet-connected devices to automate many basic building functions like ventilation, heating and security, as well as more hazardous...

The U.S is bracing to deal with Ebola. An increasing number of U.S. hospitals are now equipped to treat patients with Ebola, giving nationwide...

Alumor is a graduate of the INNOFENSE Innovation Center operated by iHLS in collaboration with IMoD. For life to occur, it needs safe drinking water,...

Connecticut and Kansas are working to install next-generation 911 systems, which some say are a necessity in an ever-burgeoning wireless mobile society. A citizen at...

Drones are slowly becoming indispensable assets in disaster response and humanitarian aid due to their adaptability, cost-effectiveness, and ability to access hazardous or remote...

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...

The US military wants to improve its medical data and networks through the adaption of new technologies. A consortium of medical enterprise technology developers...

Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan have developed a lightweight deep learning model called LWBNA_Unet for automatic segmentation and analysis of eye images to...

Social distancing has become a major requirement in the COVID-19 era. 3D LiDAR sensors work by emitting pulsed light waves, which bounce off surrounding...