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RuBee Certified with a HERO, Zero SSD from Fused Ordnance   July 25, 2012

U.S. Navy test report shows RuBee Auto-ID wireless tags, handhelds and base stations have a zero safe separation distance (SSD) on HERO SAFE and HERO UNSAFE ordnance. More>>

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Nonintrusive, Wearable Bioelectrodes for Monitoring the Heart and Brain   September 1, 2007

Improved noncontact electrodes and noninvasive hybrid biosensors enable fast, reliable readings of hearts and brains, without requiring contact with the skin.More>>

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Beacons on the Battlefield   December 1, 2006

It's a fact that, in the chaos of the battlefield (and especially in confused urban warfare situations), people die from so-called friendly fire. Adapting a MEMS technology developed for use in gas sensors, ICx Ion Optics has created IR emitters tuned to night-vision wavelengths.More>>

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Monitoring Within and Without   December 1, 2006

Firefighters and HazMat workers have a very tough job. They're frequently in heavy gear, in unfriendly atmospheres, and working hard. Unfortunately, this combination of equipment, environment, and job stress means that frequently they're operating at the limits of human endurance.More>>

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Achieving the Potential of Nano Gas Sensors   September 1, 2006

The demand for sensitive, low-power, low-cost gas sensors that respond quickly to appropriate stimuli is growing. Macro scale components and conventional manufacturing techniques cannot provide sensors that deliver the detection levels and low-power operation increasingly required by today's...More>>

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No-Antenna Radar   August 1, 2006

The U.S. Navy Super Hornets are being equipped with a new type of radar made by Raytheon. This technology is a departure from conventional radar in that there is no moving antenna.More>>

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Bullet vs. Soft Body Armor   July 1, 2006

"Frangible bullets are designed to break into small bits when they strike a hard surface. This ammunition might appear counter-intuitive, but it is used by law enforcement personnel in areas where ricochets could harm innocent bystanders.More>>

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Under Predator's Watch   July 1, 2006

CNN correspondent Brent Sadler, who is on assignment in Afghanistan, tells of a close encounter with a sensor-rich Predator UAV, the U.S. military's most sophisticated killing machine in the war on terror."More>>

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Fingerprint Sensors and Algorithms Combined for Authentication   May 4, 2006

UPEK and Cogent Systems cooperate to provide solutions for government and commercial access control and portable identity management applications.More>>

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Free Advice on Sensors for Defense   May 1, 2006

We now face a new concept of war where instead of being miles away, the enemy may be in the same building or just a few feet away," says David Shumaker, director of SENSIAC, the new sensing information analysis center serving the U.S. Department of Defense."More>>