Human Gait Signatures: INSPIRE
In the midst of an outdoor celebration in Baghdad, a young woman who had just cleared a checkpoint joined the celebration and blew herself up, killing 25 people and injuring 28. Individuals who detonate bombs concealed on their bodies are an all-too-familiar scenario in the Middle East. There is also a real potential for this scenario in the West.
THAAD System Intercepts Target in Successful Missile Defense Flight Test
The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army soldiers of the 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bliss, Tex., successfully conducted an intercept test for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense element of the nation's Ballistic Missile Defense System recently.
U.S. Navy's Patent Portfolio Ranked #1 Among Government Organizations Worldwide
Navy scientists rank No. 1 when it comes to newly patented discoveries and inventions, according to a June report published by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
NNSA's Defense Programs Office Announces Reorganization, Forms New Science Council to Explore Cross-Cutting Issues
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently announced a reorganization of its Defense Programs Office aimed at creating a sustainable organizational structure that maximizes NNSA's ability to address the future of the nuclear weapon deterrent in an effective manner.
NASA Moves Forward on Commercial Partnership for Rocket Engine Testing
Engineers at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center recently installed an Aerojet AJ26 rocket engine for qualification testing as part of a partnership that highlights the space agency's commitment to work with commercial companies to provide space transportation.
Quantum Enabled Security
In today's technological world, the information passed through optical fiber networks every second is as valuable as currency. But often the security isn't adequate for the growing network capabilities and the threats against them.
Hand-held Multiplicity Register
Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL) new hand-held multiplicity register (HHMR) is ideal for portable and remote monitoring use. This latest generation device is state-of-the-art, with front panel push-button controls and an LCD display.
PROTECT Chemical Agent Detection & Response System
PROTECT is an automated hardware/software system that integrates chemical detectors, closed-circuit TV (CCTV), dispersion modeling, and optimal response protocols to improve detection and reaction to complex terrorist attacks involving chemical agents.
Auto-Induction and Bacterial Growth Media
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method for promoting the auto-induction of transcription of cloned DNA in bacterial cultures.
OMB Issues Fiscal Year 2012
S&T Budget Guidance
Greetings from D.C. While Congress continues honing the FY 2011 budget—always interesting during an election year—the Administration moves forward with developing the FY 2012 budget, due out February 2011. As is typical in late summer, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued guidance to agency heads, highlighting the science and technology priorities for the Administration—and how they should be reflected in the forthcoming 2012 budget.
