University of Adelaide has developed the new network surveillance software that will automatically integrate data from thousands of security cameras in a video surveillance network into a single sensor, eliminating existing problems with huge information overloads of airports, shopping malls and large sporting and entertainment venues around the world.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
$21 Billion Orbiting Solar Array will Beam Electricity to Earth
The Japanese are preparing to develop a two trillion yen (approximately $21 billion USD) space solar project that will beam electricity from space in the form of microwaves or lasers to around 300,000 homes in Japan within three decades.
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Salt and Paper Battery May One Day Replace Lithium Batteries
Salt and paper battery can be used in many low-power devices, such as medical implants, RFID tags, wireless sensors and smart cards. This battery uses a thin-film which makes it an attractive feature for many portable devices that draws a low current.
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A Unique Solution to prevent Friendly Fire accidents
A new and unique product for the prevention of Friendly Fire accidents during combat has been developed by TAR Ideal Concept in light of the accidents in the Second Lebanon war and in the recent Gaza fights. The TL5 is a component relying on Infra-red technology that is positioned on the soldiers' helmet, weapon or gear and enables precise identification of the person by other forces in the combat area. The new development will be presented for the first time at the Israel Defense 2009 Exhibition this coming October in Tel Aviv.
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Lockheed Debuts New Stealth Drone Concept
After almost 15 years of spying on America's enemies, and occasionally blowing them up, the venerable Predator and Reaper drones currently used by the Air Force will have to be replaced, sooner or later.
The new UAV would have stealth features, the ability to fly at 0.8 Mach and a 24-hour flight life. For comparison, that's twice as fast as the Reaper, and almost six times as fast as the Predator, with comparable flight life.
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The new UAV would have stealth features, the ability to fly at 0.8 Mach and a 24-hour flight life. For comparison, that's twice as fast as the Reaper, and almost six times as fast as the Predator, with comparable flight life.
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Oxley Launch ‘NEW’ Ships Flight Deck Lights
Utilizing knowledge and expertise in the field of night vision lighting, Oxley has designed and manufactured a suite of LED deck lights for naval and marine platforms. Compromising deck edge units, deck wash and line up lights they are designed as a complete fit and forget replacement for incandescent technology.
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LockMart Airborne Lab Demonstrates Advanced Intelligence Collection Capabilities
The power of one multi-intelligence aircraft collecting, correlating then distributing diverse types of intelligence to those who needed it was demonstrated by Lockheed Martin during the U.S. Army's C4ISR On-The-Move exercise.
Lockheed Martin's Airborne Multi-intelligence Laboratory (AML) demonstrated how its onboard sensors, interacting with the Army's intelligence and battle command enterprises can dramatically improve the speed and quality of situational awareness available to friendly forces.
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Lockheed Martin's Airborne Multi-intelligence Laboratory (AML) demonstrated how its onboard sensors, interacting with the Army's intelligence and battle command enterprises can dramatically improve the speed and quality of situational awareness available to friendly forces.
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Raytheon Awarded Contract For Lightweight Torpedoes
Raytheon has received a $19.3 million U.S. Navy contract to provide MK54 lightweight torpedo hardware. With this award, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is under contract to deliver 241 MK54 kits, of which 100 kits will be delivered to the Turkish Navy via a Foreign Military Sales agreement.
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USAF Strengthens Nuclear Deterrence Operations
New initiatives underway within the Air Force to consolidate commands, modernize systems and strengthen personnel emphasize nuclear security.
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$29.9M to Lockheed Martin for Thin Line Towed Arrays
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors in Syracuse, NY received a $15.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for the production of 5 TB-29A thin line towed arrays (TLTAs), which are passive underwater acoustic sensors attached by tow cables to surface ships and submarines.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Electronics 'missing link' united with rest of the family
In the 18 months since the "missing link of electronics" was discovered in Hewlett-Packard's laboratories in Silicon Valley, California, memristors have spawned a hot new area of physics and raised hope of electronics becoming more like brains.
Memristor
First predicted in 1971, the memristor could help develop denser memorychips or even electronic circuits that mimic the synapses of the human brain, says Stan Williams who made the discovery with colleagues at Hewlett-Packard's lab in Palo Alto, California.
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Memristor
First predicted in 1971, the memristor could help develop denser memorychips or even electronic circuits that mimic the synapses of the human brain, says Stan Williams who made the discovery with colleagues at Hewlett-Packard's lab in Palo Alto, California.
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CIA invests in low-power Wi-Fi Intel spinoff
Low-power Wi-Fi specialist and Intel spinoff company GainSpan has announced a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the CIA's independent strategic investment firm.
According to GainSpan, its technology provides the lowest power consuming Wi-Fi single chip solution for wireless sensor networks and other embedded applications, allowing devices to run for up to 10 years on a single AA battery.
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According to GainSpan, its technology provides the lowest power consuming Wi-Fi single chip solution for wireless sensor networks and other embedded applications, allowing devices to run for up to 10 years on a single AA battery.
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Airborne intelligence platform joins Army exercise
An aircraft system that can take information from multiple sensors and distribute that information to military units participated in the Army’s C4ISR On-the-Move exercise held last month.
Designed by Lockheed Martin Corp., the Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) flew support missions for the Army’s Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate and was one of several sensor-gathering platforms participating in the event.
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Designed by Lockheed Martin Corp., the Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) flew support missions for the Army’s Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate and was one of several sensor-gathering platforms participating in the event.
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Marines to get help with counter-IED systems
he Marine Corps will get assistance with technology designed to defeat radio-controlled improvised explosives through a new contract awarded to Science Applications International Corp.
SAIC will serve as the program support integrator for the Marine Corps Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (CREW) Program.
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SAIC will serve as the program support integrator for the Marine Corps Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (CREW) Program.
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Army picks two for driver’s vision devices
The Army has awarded contracts to DRS Technologies and BAE Systems to fulfill orders for infrared driver’s vision enhancers (DVEs) through an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a $1.9 billion ceiling.
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Microprocessor diversity threatens X86 hegemony
Intel has managed to expand its lead in the struggling global microprocessor sector by capturing 80.6 percent of the segment's revenue during the second quarter of 2009. However, the company's traditional X86 hegemony may soon be threatened by an increasingly diverse microprocessor market.
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Japanese consortium to develop solar powered CPU
The solar powered CPU that will consume 70% less energy is being developed by a consortium of seven Japanese companies.
The main idea behind this move is to lessen the dependence on foreign technologies. This is going to be a challenge for AMD and Intel.
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The main idea behind this move is to lessen the dependence on foreign technologies. This is going to be a challenge for AMD and Intel.
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Master Gene That Switches On Disease-fighting Cells Identified By Scientists
The master gene that causes blood stem cells to turn into disease-fighting 'Natural Killer' (NK) immune cells has been identified by scientists, in a study published in Nature Immunology Setember 13. The discovery could one day help scientists boost the body's production of these frontline tumour-killing cells, creating new ways to treat cancer.
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Michigan Students to Develop RFID-enabled Robotic Guide Dog
A group of undergraduate engineering students at Central Michigan University have recently completed work on a prototype system designed to help guide blind people, and to help them avoid obstacles in their paths. The system employs RFID and ultrasonic technology incorporated into a cane that its developers hope will eventually result in a commercial product.
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World’s Most Powerful MRI for Humans Opens New Vistas in Diagnosis
New images from the world's most powerful magnetic resonance imaging machine, the 9.4-Tesla MRI at the University of Illinois at Chicago, are opening radical new possibilities for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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Work Begins On Advanced Naval Anti-Ship Missile
The UK and French governments have announced the start of a joint Assessment Phase to develop systems and technologies for a new helicopter-launched anti-surface missile.
The weapon is being developed for use initially in the naval environment and to be launched from different helicopters, including the British Lynx Wildcat and the French NH90 and Panther platforms.
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The weapon is being developed for use initially in the naval environment and to be launched from different helicopters, including the British Lynx Wildcat and the French NH90 and Panther platforms.
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Armadillo Aerospace's Scorpius Craft Finally Bags $1 Million Lunar Lander Challenge
A future trip to the moon could use a commercial vehicle, if Armadillo Aerospace has anything to say about it. The company's rocket-powered craft pulled off a mock lunar landing on Saturday to qualify for a $1 million purse from NASA's Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge.
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Intel's New 'Jasper Forest' Chip Improves Performance With Less Power
Intel announced the ‘Jasper Forest' line of processors earlier this year. The new processors, named for a petrified forest in Arizona, have gone from concept to prototype and Intel is giving customers a peak now at what the 45-nanometer Jasper Forest CPUs have to offer.
Jasper Forest is based on Intel's robust Nehalem chip architecture. However, the Jasper Forest processors deliver unique functionality to benefit dense server environments such as storage and communications environments and it does so while reducing power consumption by 27 watts.
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Jasper Forest is based on Intel's robust Nehalem chip architecture. However, the Jasper Forest processors deliver unique functionality to benefit dense server environments such as storage and communications environments and it does so while reducing power consumption by 27 watts.
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Nanoparticle gel heals injured brain and bone
Scrambled brains and broken bones can both be healed with a new nanoparticle-infused hydrogel.
Developed by scientists from Clemson University, the gel creates new blood vessels and later encourages the body's own stem cells to replace dead bone or brain cells.
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Developed by scientists from Clemson University, the gel creates new blood vessels and later encourages the body's own stem cells to replace dead bone or brain cells.
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Car harnesses fighter jet technology
he Ford motor company has harnessed technology from the F22 fighter jet as part of its bid to make its new Taurus "America's smartest full-sized sedan".
Radar devices are aimed at helping avoid crashes by sounding an alarm and flashing red lights when the driver gets too close to another car.
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Radar devices are aimed at helping avoid crashes by sounding an alarm and flashing red lights when the driver gets too close to another car.
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TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Team Completes First Guided Test Flights
Raytheon Company and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) completed the first guided test flights of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket. The TALON LGR rounds hit a 1.5 meter (4.9 feet) square target during both tests, exceeding accuracy requirements at ranges of 3.7 km and 5 km (2.3 and 3.1 statute miles).
The TALON LGR is an affordable, semi-active laser guidance and control kit that connects directly to the front of 2.75 inch unguided rockets currently in U.S. and international inventories.
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The TALON LGR is an affordable, semi-active laser guidance and control kit that connects directly to the front of 2.75 inch unguided rockets currently in U.S. and international inventories.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
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