What Limits to Police Cellphone Tracking?
Police departments across the USA quietly use a highly secretive technology developed for the military that can track the whereabouts of suspects by using...
Five Leading Airport Security Technologies by 2030
The protection of passengers, staff and aircraft in the airport and its vicinities from crime, terror and other threats has always been on high...
New Weapon Detection Solution Might Prevent Next Active Shooter Attack
New security tools are needed to prevent the types of mass shootings that have become endemic to US culture in recent years. With policymakers...
Emotion Scanning to Revolutionize Intelligence Capabilities
The ability to tell us live in real time what a certain person is feeling and give insight into certain personality traits which can...
New Technology for Airport Security
Waiting lines in airport security checkpoints pose a serious challenge for new security technologies. A research team led by The Australian National University (ANU)...
What’s New in X-Ray Screening for Aviation Security?
The emergence of homemade explosives has placed many challenges on aviation security screening. In an attempt to cope with the threats, the US Department of...
New Solution for Air Cargo Screening
An algorithm-based software innovation could significantly improve the efficiency of cargo X-ray screening process, detecting possible threats in aircraft cargo, despite complex X-ray images.
Air...
Students to Offer Fresh Approach to Airport Security
Recent worldwide terrorist attacks have demonstrated that the ticketing/check-in areas and security checkpoints of airports are targets of interest for terrorists. The US Department...
AI Tech to Revolutionize Baggage Screening
AI will speed passengers and visitors through checkpoints, lower operating costs, and dramatically improve security. A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) software platform released recently...
First AI-Based Camera in CCTV Industry
Artificial Intelligence can be a powerful and versatile new tool with huge potential to drive the public safety sector. The technology can be applied...
Will the Polygraph be Replaced by Eye-Scanners?
Eye-scanners that detect deception appear to hold much promise, and are faster and cheaper than traditional polygraph tests, for example during employee recruitment processes....
Machine Learning Tech to Screen Airport Passengers
The US Homeland Security Department is investing in machine learning technology that could help foreign countries increase airport security at zero cost.
The agency’s Science...
Next-Generation Imaging Tech Implemented at Int’l Airport
A next-generation Enhanced Advanced Imaging Technology for checkpoint security screening has been operated for the first time in a US airport. Denver International Airport...
Big Data in the Service of Special Operations
The screening process for the US Air Force’s elite Special Warfare troops is highly selective, and the training course candidates face a gantlet of...
Virtual Tool will Detect Imposters in Border Crossings
A virtual border agent kiosk was developed to interview travelers at airports and border crossings. The technology can detect deception to flag human security...
Game-Changing Tech – Panoramic Thermal Imaging
Sometimes there is a need to cover a wide horizontal field of view in the imaging. The commercial solutions for providing broad panoramic thermal...
Revolution in Suspect Vehicle Detection
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are a specialized camera often mounted on police cars that can scan at speeds of up to 60 plates...
Tech Giant System Raises Concerns
Amazon has been urged to stop marketing a powerful facial recognition tool to police. The American Civil Liberties Union and other privacy activists are...
World First Smartphone Security Scanner
Law enforcement teams can now determine if someone is carrying a weapon or explosive - all without the need for a physical search -...
Artificial Intelligence is Taking Surveillance Technologies to Next Level
New deep learning techniques have enabled us to analyze video footage more quickly and cheaply than ever before, and a larger number of companies...
Immediate Identity Verification to Enhance Police Capabilites
A portable Identity verification is one of law enforcement’s most pressing needs. The sooner police officers can identify suspected dangerous people, the lower the...
AI-Based Autonomous Vehicle to Secure Airports
A driverless all-terrain vehicle equipped with GPS and cameras trained to recognize animals is soon to join the security fleet at the Edmonton International...
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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...
