US Navy Researchers Develop Bio-Inspired Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have designed and developed novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone...
Dawn of the Drone – Electric UAVs in the coming decade
Thousands of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be deployed in the next few years for both civil and military missions. Early adoption of new...
100 Million Americans could lose power in major Sun storm
Internal document says FEMA unsure of damage to grid from magnetic storm
Millions of Americans face catastrophic loss of electrical power during a future magnetic...
Growing competition expected in the VTOL UAS market
A growing competition between VTOL unmanned air systems (UAS) is expected in the coming years.
An innovative electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed in a...
From Heron to Super Heron
IAI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Operators of the Israel aerospace industries (IAI)...
UAVs – what are the current capabilities users are after?
IAI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
What do operators of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial...
Is Data the Best Preparation Against Natural Disasters?
Big Data and Open data and analytics have become fundamental tools in disaster preparedness, experts say. But public officials aren't using them enough.
Lucy Jones,...
A World Breakthrough in UAV Propulsion
A cooperation between Israel and Singapore has resulted in a breakthrough in powering unmanned air systems. "This will change the world of UAVs and...
Cyber attacks on Power companies
A series of recent cyber attacks used basic tools to break into power company networks and threaten their automated systems, according to a memo...
Nuclear power plants at sea
In three years, Russia will have the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, capable of providing energy and heat to hard-to-get areas as well...
The U.S energy sector under Cyber attacks
The energy sector is reporting an enormous increase in the number of attempted cyber attacks in 2013, according to a new report from the Department of...
POWER INSTALLATIONS IN THE U.S – PRIME TARGETS FOR CYBER ATTACKS
Power utilities in the U.S. are under daily cyberattacks, according to report released Tuesday by members of Congress.
Of about 160 utilities surveyed in the...
Cerebrum – Protecting the electrical supply grid
Nation-E has unveiled its Cerebrum (Latin for brain) super system that is aimed at protecting electrical power grids.
The Cerebrum is a highly intelligent gateway...
Nuclear battery?
Homeland security personnel follow very closely the efforts to develop a battery that can last a lot more , dramatically than anything that exists...
Fuel cells for UAVs?
All over the world there is an expectation for breakthrough in the field of fuel cells as a source of energy for various systems....
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Bugs for Better Health: A Biological Route to Gout Prevention
For centuries, gout has been associated with painful joints. In reality, it’s the outcome of years of elevated uric acid levels—known as hyperuricaemia—that gradually...
