The National Science Foundation, Phd scholarships from Brazil and the US Department of defense, the Office of Naval Research, the National Geospatial-Intelligence agency, the Army Research Office,
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#Compound discovery may calm chronic pain When wee injured, a diverse mixture of chemicals is released,
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Air force Office of Scientific research supported the work which is described in the journal Nature Physics.
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and pretending to pull a trigger. The trigger-pulling motion for example lets you switch to another browser tab change the map s view from satellite to standard
or shoot down enemy planes in a game. Spreading out your fingers magnifies a section of a map or scrolls the page of a book forwards.
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and Environmental microbiology Reguera has added an additional layer of armor to her enhanced microbes. The microbes also use the pili to stick to each other
and slime gives the bacteria a shield and increases their ability to neutralize even more uranium.
and boosts the Geobacter s pili armor so the biofilm now can pull double duty by helping mineralize uranium.
The shield keeps the uranium from penetrating deep into the Geobacter biofilm. By keeping this process on the surface of the film the bacteria are exposed not to uranium
Reguera s future research will focus on deciphering how the biofilm matrix that encases the cells shields them so effectively
#Laser detects distant bombs with 99%accuracy Texas A&m University rightoriginal Studyposted by Ryan Garcia-Texas A&m on August 13 2014new laser technology makes it possible to identify explosives biological
It s an achievement that could pave the way for the technology s use in military
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Although not yet comparable to a professionally edited video it can help people quickly review a long video of an event a security camera feed or video from a police cruiser's windshield camera.
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The Robert Welch Foundation the US Air force Office of Scientific research and the Office of Naval Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative supported the research
which is one of the most powerful tools we have today. he new sensor could have an advantage over current bomb-screening methods says co-lead author Ren-Min Ma an assistant professor of
when not connected to detonators. This is the explosive that was found in Richard Reid s shoe bomb in 2001 and Umar Farouk Abdulmtallab s underwear bomb in 2009.
US Attorney general Eric holder Jr. was quoted recently in news reports as having xtreme extreme concernabout Yemeni bomb makers joining forces with Syrian militants to develop these hard-to-detect explosives which can be hidden in cell phones and mobile devices.
ETN has more nitro functional groups and is more electron deficient than the DNT we detected in our experiments so the sensitivity of our device should be even higher than with DNTMA says.
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#How a missile detector can stop malaria in its tracks Scientists have found a new use for an antitank Javelin missile detector:
MISSILES AND PARASITES The heat-seeking detector, which is coupled to an infrared imaging microscope, allowed the team to detect the earliest stages of the malaria parasite in a single red blood cell.
Other valuable isotopes are produced by Cold war era machines known as calutrons operating in Russia. Their extreme age
#Power plant battery uses tanks of water Scientists have created new, water-based organic batteries that are built long-lasting
with two tanks of electroactive materials dissolved in water. The solutions are pumped into a cell containing a membrane between the two fluids with electrodes on either side releasing energy.
The tanks of electroactive materials can be made as large as neededncreasing the total amount of energy the system can storer the central cell can be tweaked to release that energy faster or slower
That limits their usefulness for applications like weapons and chemical detection and medical imaging and diagnosis, says Jay Guo,
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#Extra-hairy microbes make biodiesel sustainable With the help of Geobacter microbes, biodiesel plants may be able to stop creating hazardous wastes
#Car paint with graphene gets ice off radar domes Rice university rightoriginal Studyposted by Mike Williams-Rice on December 18 2013ribbons of ultrathin graphene combined with polyurethane paint meant for cars can keep ice off of sensitive military
and can be sprayed on to heat any kind of surface. he Lockheed martin Corp. through the LANCER IV program the Air force Office of Scientific research
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It'#going to show the world that inside of coal are these very interesting structures that have real value. he Air force Office of Scientific research
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But Gupta and his landlubbing team had no idea that a search for F-18 would identify not only images of a fighter jet but also of F18-class catamarans.
Beyond obvious applications such as hiding military vehicles or conducting surveillance operations this cloaking technology could eliminate obstaclesâ##for example structures interrupting signals from cellular base stations could be cloaked to allow signals to pass by freely.
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#Tunable antenna could end annoying dropped calls Cornell University rightoriginal Studyposted by Anne Ju-Cornell on October 22 2013.
and how to push its performance even further. t is clear that we have discovered a killer materialschlom says ut it is likely that even better tunable dielectrics can be found using our approach. he Army Research Office
There are also military and law enforcement applications. For example drug smugglers recently have deployed makeshift submarines to clandestinely ferry narcotics long distances underwater.
An improved more robust underwater sensor network could help spot these vessels. The framework could also be useful to the energy industry
and far lighter than the metal in tanks now used to contain the gas say researchers.
Stress and strain tests also found that the 0. 5 percent ratio was optimal for enhancing the polymer s strength. he idea is to increase the toughness of the tank
Metal tanks that can handle natural gas under pressure are often much heavier than the automakers would like. e says the material could help to solve longstanding problems in food packaging too. emember
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which was supported by Army Research Office the Office of Naval Research the Welch Foundation the Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials the National Science Foundation Oak ridge National Laboratory and the Department of energy.
Another possible application is small portable X-ray sources to improve medical care for people injured in combat as well as to provide more affordable medical imaging for hospitals and laboratories.
and the Army Research Office through the Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies at Caltech supported the research.
I began exploring additional applicationsdantus says. e soon learned how effective it was for detecting traces of hazardous substances from distances up to 10 meters away. s described in the journal Applied Physics Letters the bomb-detecting
#The National Science Foundation the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation the Air force Office of Scientific research and the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech supported the work.
In the lab they simulated a harmless predatory scenario placing the zebrafish and the robotic Indian leaf fish in separate compartments of a three-section tank.
They placed test subjects in a two-chamber tank with one well-lit side and one darkened side to establish which conditions were preferable.
In a separate tank they simulated a heron attack from the water s surface#herons also prey on zebrafish
but no one yet has found the smoking gun, says Mike Lamb, an assistant professor of geology at California Institute of technology (Caltech).
That area of the ocean is also the site of military training and testing exercises that involve loud mid-frequency sonar signals.
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#Plankton fossils found in 3 billion-year-old rocks Researchers say they ve discovered microfossils of plankton in 3 billion-year-old rocks.
The two ethanol-exposed groups deviated significantly from this pattern spending more time in other regions of the tank.
#Swarms of tiny drones built to spy on hurricanes University of Florida Posted by Cindy Spence-Florida on June 5 2013u.
#The military) asks for a Batman airplane a super-duper aircraft that could do everything.
Light hits a shallow tank of liquid plastic and cures it one layer at a time, slowly building up an entire 3d object.
The printed object base adheres to a flat metal sheet that slowly raises out of the tank of liquid.
The tank is shaped like a cashew; a half-instead of the square shape used by every other DLP printer.
and the tank whips around the curve of the machine before returning to its home position.
Autodesk chose the unusual tank design because it requires the machine to use a lot less force, according to Autodesk 3d printing research scientist Andreas Bastian.
Each time the projector cures a layer, it creates a huge amount of suction between the 3d printed object and the bottom of the resin tank.
or even footage that shows that goofy tank in action, but my personal run-in with the printer at Pier 9 was welcome confirmation that Ember really exists,
The Body Steering driver's seat of the Humancar The vehicle custom CPU operates off trigger buttons on the center brake handle to engage functions such as regenerative power,
Scientists from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation have copied now this system in a propulsion system that could ultimately find use in boats recreational watercraft or submarines.
Populous Ethiopia has one of the fastest growing GDPS on the continent after years of famine and civil war.
wheels and tank-style treads that will allow users to modify the base structure into a selection of totally different robots suited to a range of tasks."
#CNN gets go-ahead to use drones in newsgathering News media heavyweight CNN has reached an agreement with the Federal aviation administration (FAA) designed to usher in the use of drones in newsgathering and reporting.
while the government agency says the initiative will help to inform its drone policy moving forward."
to others it may seem a little overdue with the FAA still outlawing drone use for commercial purposes.
the Professional society of Drone Journalists has pushed for the establishment of an official framework for drone journalism,
the company will look to use drones to open up new possibilities in videography.""Our aim is to get beyond hobby-grade equipment
and an epic sci-fi battle scene that had us dodging bullets like Neo from The Matrix.
Governments businesses and militaries could use VR to better prepare people for their jobs. Pilots could have the most realistic simulators they've ever flown beginner repair technicians could get hands-on experience without damaging expensive equipment
and soldiers could simulate battle without leaving their barracks. Perhaps psychologists could even use it to help patients resolve painful childhood memories.
That's where DNATRAX comes inoriginally designed for biodefense work DNATRAX was created as a way to simulate germ warfare attacks on indoor and outdoor targets.
Aside from tracking down contaminated food LLNL says that DNATRAX can also help combat food piracy.
#Newly-discovered compound gives hope in fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria Over the past quarter century,
shows that antibiotics are still in the fight. The compound is called teixobactin and was discovered using a device called the ichip,
970 fuel cell stack-related patents, 290 high-pressure hydrogen tank patents, and 70 hydrogen production and supply patents.
wee seen a number of"smart windows"pop up that act as high-tech shutters to shield incoming light during those hot sunny days.
and laptops are fighting a losing battle when it comes to keeping these devices juiced up
and local police will no longer be able to use a federal law that allowed the seizure of assets of people for only believing a crime was committed.
and vehicle seizures made by local and state police from the program. Federal agencies shared in the proceeds under the program, called quitable Sharing.
The law began in the 1970s as part of the early War on Drugs, and while it has spiked in recent years ostensibly to fight terrorism,
instead it led to local police lining their general funds with cash, cars and other assets seized for dubious reasons.
And since 2001, police have made cash seizures alone worth almost $2. 5 billion from drivers and others without search warrants
Holder announcement limits police ability to use the federal law to make such seizures, but they can still be done under state or local law.
has prompted concern that police and the criminal justice system in Britain are failing to understand the extent of the problem and tackle offenders.
in many cases the police are trained not to recognise and understand the impact of online abuse,
I am not aware of significant levels of reporting to the police, we are determined to support all those affected by coercive and threatening behaviour. o
what we in terms of technology and equipment to fight forest fires, he said. Fires in Kenya last year destroyed 11,370 hectares of bush and forest land.
#This prototype NYPD cruiser is the smartest cop car in the world To the untrained eye,
this prototype New york Police department cruiser looks like almost any other squad car combing the streets of New york city.
But this high-tech cruiser is the smartest cop car in the world.##It is the department s prototype##smart car,##outfitted with the latest gadgets in public safety.
The NYPD says it is the cruiser of the very near future. The smart car is one of dozens of projects included in a long-term strategic plan known as NYPD2020,
prepared in November for Police commissioner Raymond Kelly. The 13-page report describes initiatives ranging from the high-tech (500 officers have received Samsung Rugby smartphones equipped to deliver real-time crime data) to the bureaucratic (new guidelines for recruiting
Jon Shane, a professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
a police cruiser should give officers information that helps them make better decisions in the field.##
##If you look in the trunk of a police car, we have a lot of things that aren t smart,
We have a shield, we have a fire extinguisher##we have a very powerful flashlight, we have a first aid kit.
and will be fully open##with a firearms and driver training courses##in 2018, the report said.
Chuck Wexler, executive director at the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington, D c.-based nonprofit that advises law-enforcement agencies,
But police departments have to be mindful of where tech projects fit into the budget##many of the initiatives need to be updated
The next police commissioner, William Bratton, is likely the official who will decide which NYPD2020 projects move forward
He also will have to be careful about how it all fits into the police department s budget,
because we didn t expect the cells to be able to survive being fired out of a cannon.##
but this ll just take a few minutes,##then soldiers on. They go back and forth for several minutes before the telemarketer successfully pushes him down the sales funnel to a specialist who will set up an in-home visit.
Semi-autonomous telemarketing connects nicely with the developments it parallels in the drone world.#####Ventriloquistic telemarketing##has a nice, multisyllabic ring, too.
but because I got in a fight with my wife or I hate this call center job or
##I am from the future The Hawaii development comes amid battles in California, Arizona and Colorado over the future of net energy metering (NEM).
#Mclaren aims to replace windshield wipers with fighter jet technology A new wiper-free windshield is being developed by Mclaren.
The car company, Mclaren is designing a sports car that uses a system adapted from fighter jets to keep a driver s vision clear in bad weather without the need for blades.##
The Woking-based firm s chief designer Frank Stephenson told#The Sunday Times#that the system was already being used by the military.
It took a lot of effort to get this out of a source in the military. I asked why you don t see wipers on some aircraft on
#Google s new robot army Wildcat Google has purchased Boston Dynamics, the#lab of scientists#behind some of the most awesomely scary robots you have seen ever.
The deal gave Google an army of jaw-droppingly capable robots that can walk, run,
and with a full tank of fuel it never gets tired. You do#not#want this thing chasing after you.
Originally designed to haul soldiers gear in terrain too challenging for traditional vehicles, Boston Dynamics upped the ante this year by#giving Big Dog a burly articulated arm.
This rolling and jumping bot could help soldiers and rescue workers get a look inside buildings and compounds from a safe distance away.
including the helmet displays the US Air force has deployed in the F-16 and A-10. The company s consumer plans have been a little later to the game,
Israeli hacking school that trains corporate cyber warriors Trainees work in front of their computers at the##Cyber Gym##center.
##We re a group of professionals from the army, security services and (straight) from university,##said an instructor who called himself##Mister
when the fight is conducted in the ether.####An attack could end with damage to equipment,
Last month, the armed forces chief of staff painted a grim picture of a future war in which the Jewish state comes under simultaneous attack both on the ground and in cyber space.##
##Lieutenant general Benny Gantz told a security conference in October. Around the same time, the Israeli security services reportedly thwarted a cyber attack
and fruit trees laden with unpicked oranges, on the front lines of a new battlefield. Asked whether Israel was concerned more about a physical or a virtual attack,
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The technology has piqued the interest of the military and police, reports the#BBC. In demonstrations seen by the BBC, a car drove towards the device at about 15mph (24km/h). As the vehicle entered the range of the RF Safe-Stop,
#UPS researching drones to compete with Amazon Prime Air UPS researching delivery drones. Amazon made headlines
when it announced it was working on small drones that could deliver customers packages in half an hour or less someday.
and evaluating different approaches to drone delivery. Asked for a comment, a company spokesman said that,
##The commercial use of drones is an interesting technology and we ll continue to evaluate it.
a law professor specializing in drones and robotics.####If you want to compete in logistics and delivery,
drones and unmanned robots have to be part of the conversation about where things are headed.####So far UPS has kept quiet about its plans,
perhaps because any drone delivery project is years away from being legal and operational. For Jeff Bezos, on the other hand##who admitted that his#drone fleet probably won t be available for some time##the news was timed perfectly to hit on Cyber Monday, driving tons of free publicity to Amazon on the biggest online shopping day of the year.
UPS has a number of different ways it might utilize drones. It could offer something similar to Amazon s Prime Air,
or it might use them to help move packages around its own warehouses. Calo was skeptical of the video offered up by Amazon
where a drone drops off a package in a family s suburban driveway.####I think from both a tech
##But a company like UPS could use drones to bring packages quickly and cheaply from a major airport or city to pick-up centers in more remote locations, speeding up delivery for a lot of customers.##
##Others in the industry are more bullish on how quickly a drone delivery service could be up and running.
According to Colin Guinn, the North american CEO for the drone manufacturer DJI,##A company like Amazon or UPS could have a safe, operational fleet in 18-24 months,##he tellsthe Verge.##
whether its competitors, regulatory battles, or a shortage of drivers. Uber raised a whopping $285 million in August 2013#to fuel its international expansion
how many miles are left to be driven on the current tank of gas, tire pressure, and radio and entertainment usage.
#even though the police never caught them. Boyadjis said the privacy debate is ongoing but feels the data belongs to car owners,
but he hopes it will allow his prototype to evolve into a new generation of very small and inexpensive drones.
miniature drone. Of course, any practically useful version of the jellyfish would have to carry a small battery and a navigation system##right now,
He isn t particularly excited about the possibility of a version of his jellyfish being used by the military,
and he isn t comfortable with the Obama administration s use of drones. But, he said,
##Having good drones could, overall, save lives also. I know it s a big, thorny issue.##
taking 3, 000 megawatts of carbon-intensive electricity off the grid in the face of intense opposition from coal miners and politicians decrying##Obama s war on coal.##
It s a battle being fought elsewhere in the country as utilities grapple with an existential threat to their century-old business model.
Snowden s leaked files are like the#Trinity test#the first detonation of a nuclear bomb.
Prior to that governments knew that a nuclear bomb was feasible and some were feverishly working on making one,
The Trinity test, first brought the power and potential horror of a nuclear bomb to the attention of people around the world.
many players and many fist fights. Country vs Country Countries now realize, if they hadn known t actually it all this while,
#World s first 3d printed metal gun Solid Concepts 3d printed metal gun. The first 3d printed gun was the Liberator pistol.
Then came the Grizzly, a 3d printed rifle. Now a third one has surfaced, and it s a doozy.
This one is printed entirely out of metal and the gun s design was copied from a classic 1911 model.
Video)##The company behind the new 3d printed gun is called Solid Concepts, and like the creator of the Liberator pistol, they re based in good ol Texas. Now,
to be fair, Solid Concepts states that they didn t print their gun for any nefarious reasons.
They simply wanted to show the world that metal 3d printed objects can stand up to the pressures of everyday use.
That said, Solid Concepts does have a federal firearms license, so it s not like they just randomly settled on printing a gun either.
The 3d printed metal gun was constructed using a laser sintering process capable of shaping tougher metals like stainless steel.
It s not exactly an at home desktop 3d printing technology, so hobbyists won t yet be capable of replicating this sort of weapon at home.
That s reassuring, since the folks at Solid Concepts have fired already successfully their handgun 50 times without it failing. 3d printers capable of printing metal are#on the rise,
meaning that guns like the one Solid Concepts created#may#become something you ll be able to just print up over the weekend in the days to come.
Also of note, the gun which was just 3d printed was old enough that its design was public domain.
That means that the people who do already have the equipment to 3d print a gun have quite a few design options at their disposal
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