Public Health

Monrovia, Liberia: Six U.S. military planes arrived in the Ebola hot zone Thursday with more Marines, as West Africa's leaders pleaded for the world's...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has recently launched the Hidden Signals Challenge, a $300,000 prize competition seeking...

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...

In 2021, remote working due to COVID-19 will require that organizations better secure their new distributed networks and cloud deployments to keep their applications...

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...

Defense research institutes around the world are recruited to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, the MoD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory...

Delivery drones are becoming more prevalent, at least in the healthcare field, where fast, point-to-point, urban medical delivery has become a must. One of...

The survival rate for people with cardiac arrest depends on the time patients get defibrillation. The defibrillator is a portable electronic device that automatically...

The use of COVID-19 contact tracing apps around the world have raised questions of user privacy since the first were launched last year. A recent...

Protecting personnel from the long-term neurological effects of blast exposure has been a persistent challenge for militaries worldwide. Shock waves from heavy weapons or...

 Isis is trying to develop biological  weapons. Foreign Policy quotes information found on a laptop computer seized from an ISIS  operative in the Irbil...

Airmen from the 633rd Medical Group set up tents for a 25-bed hospital to aid Liberian health workers infected with Ebola on October 8...

Large industrial operators are keen to understand how to maintain the integrity of their electricity network to the highest standard while operating in an...

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...

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...

Preparing ahead of emergency situations and mass disasters on a national scales is not ’recommended’ or subject to considerations of cost or likelihood. Rather,...

The events of 2020 have certainly demonstrated the risks of trying to accurately predict upcoming events. However, it can still be insightful to try...

UAV-based technologies will be crucial for advancing radiation monitoring, including enhancing the application of environmental mapping and improving long-term monitoring of contaminated areas. In the...

More than 22 million people have been affected by healthcare data breaches in 2021 so far — a jump of about 185% from the...

Researchers from the University of North Carolina used artificial muscles and electronic skins to create advanced soft robots that are incredibly effective and safe...

The need for healthcare systems to have situational awareness has never been greater, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Command Center dashboard will...

Ransomware attacks on US healthcare have drastically increased in their sophistication and intensity over the last year, which is expected to continue into 2022....