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...
Westerners that join ISIS – a big terror threat
Of the 10,000 foreign fighters who have already joined militant groups in Syria and Iraq, 3,000 hold European or other Western passports, making it...
New UAVs to Detect Radiation and Chemical Agents
FlyCam UAV launched two new UAVs. The Cypher 6, a commercial-grade hexacopter, and the NEO, an all-weather commercial co-axial octocopter. The new developments can...
Improvised Explosive Detection – New Approach
On the first floor of the Robert H. Mollohan Research Facility is a small team of researchers who are quietly developing a new, game-changing...
Cross-Border Biological Threat Screening – a Priority
The US has been promoting cross-border threat screening for biological agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35...
See through Walls
DARPA is looking for ways to extract more information from light than cameras typically do, which could help troops spot hidden enemies.
The Pentagon’s emerging...
Is Biometric Identification a 100% Safe?
Innovation in biometric identification offer an exciting new frontier in security, with the global biometric system market expected to reach an estimated $32.4 billion...
RFID-reading drone in UAE
RFID-Reading drone tracks structural steel products in storage yard.
Age Steel, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company that operates steel yards in Dubai, has taken...
No Need to Remove Shoes for Airport Security Checks
A new airport security technology developed. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is to be the first to use new ultraviolet scanners, eliminating the need for passengers...
First responders’ technology prize to be awarded by DHS
U.S DHS launches $25K prize for innovative ways to track first responders indoors during incidents.
The Homeland Security Department's research and development arm announced it...
Big Data Solutions Sought for Vehicle Detection from Air
A new challenge designed to bring the brightest minds in big data science together to solve real-world problems was announced by the British Defence...
Airport Security’s Greatest Nightmare: Chemical Terror Attacks
The greatest nightmare imaginable to airport security personnel: It's Christmas Eve. Plenty of passengers. Thousands of people crowd the L.A. Airport. An elegantly dressed...
Nuclear Detection at a Competetive Price
A DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) program aimed at preventing nuclear threats was successfully demonstrated as part of DARPA’s SIGMA program. SIGMA was...
New mobile passport control app available
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the launch of the first authorized app to expedite a traveler’s entry process into the U.S.
Mobile...
Are the Night Vision Goggles Used in the Bin Laden Raid...
The $65,000 goggles allow SEALs to clear corners better than the traditional night vision eyepieces, which are like “looking through toilet paper tubes.”
L-3’s Ground Panoramic...
EXPLOSIVES TRACE DETECTION CALIBRATION
The explosive detectors of all types deployed in airports and other sensitive locations need calibration in order to stay effective.
We usually look at technology...
Intelligence in jail – ISIS terrorist prison break foiled
The weekly security bulletin of the National Offender Management Service published a story on a Muslim ISIS terrorist who had planned to take a...
iHLS TV Weekly Edition – AUS&R 2014
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (25 November 2014):
The AUS&R 2014 Conference and Exhibition will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, November 26, under any...
New Anti-Surveillance Development Will Thwart Facial Recognition
A new project aims to reduce the confidence score of facial detection and recognition by providing false faces that distract computer vision algorithms.
A Berlin-based...
iHLS TV – Ebola, domestic extremism, Shellshock bug, new octocopter and...
In this weekly report (7 October 2014):
Ebola as seen from space
Domestic extremism Summit at the Whitehouse,
Hackers unleash Shellshock bug
New octocopter UAS
Darpa looking into the...
Academia-Industry Deep Learning Partnership for Airport Security
A deep learning digital solution project to advance airport checkpoint x-ray system screening capabilities has been announced. Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) will partner with...
DHS Seeks Next-Generation Screening
The next generation of security checkpoint imaging would screen more than 250 people per hour and detect explosives through multiple layers of clothing, under...
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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...
