The Offshore Floating Nuclear Power Plant Concept
If the nuclear industry is to live up to its immense potential and thrive in a post-Fukushima, post 9/11 world…
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Japan’s “Privacy Visor” Thwarts Facial Recognition Technology
Japan has worked for years to create a pair of glasses that will shield the wearer from discovery on facial…
Shielding Radiation Using Composite Metal Foam
The Advanced Materials Research Lab (AMRL) at North Carolina State University is creating a new class of metallic foam, known…
Death by Technology: The Need for Law to Mitigate Risk
Barnaby Jack was a brilliant New Zealand grey hat hacker, a subclass of ethical hackers. “In general terms, ethical hackers…
U.S. National Biosurveillance: An Integrated Enterprise
Biosurveillance: Threat, purposes and requirements Since the 1970s, newly emerging diseases have been identified at a rate of one or…
Battlefield MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the best method for non-invasive imaging of soft tissue anatomy, saving countless lives each year. It…
Biobotic Insect Sensor Networks for Search and Rescue
The relatively recent developments in swarm robotics have found a variety of applications in areas ranging from military to environmental…
ISIL as the Militarized Arm of the Arab Spring: How Crises of Authority Are Clearing the Path to Violence
Calling itself the Islamic State may one day be known as the greatest propaganda coup the Islamic State in Iraq…
Power from the Sea
Humankind has extracted energy from the sea throughout civilized history. For millennia, the sea’s currents and winds have pushed ships…
Unresolved Questions of Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding the Development and Use of Nanotechnology in Medical Applications
In his seminal work, “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville warned against “the tyranny of the majority” – the idea…
Spotlight: Nanoscale Bombs
An explosion is a quick release of a significant amount of energy from a spontaneous chemical reaction. The liberated energy…
Lean-Sensing: Intelligent, Low-Cost, Remote Detection by Integrating Currently Available Components for Distant Early Warning
The battlefield effects of WMDs can be catastrophic to the warfighter, and exposure can cause significant loss of life and…