American Industrial Systems (AIS) has just released its latest creation: a tablet PC, similar to an iPad, specifically designed for military applications and not only. In fact, Military Panel PC can be used also in aerospace industry and in transportation, thanks to its features and characteristics of extreme durability. Waterproof
Spy phones, for an invisible and continuous surveillance
Is continuous surveillance the answer to your worries? Parents concerned for their kids, fearing that they may end up going out with the wrong company, spouses worried over a suspicious absence or behavior by their husbands or wives, businessmen who suspect that some of their staff, agents or business partners
A fiber optic interface in our nervous system
Nervous system technology is making huge headways The Dallas-based Southern Methodist University, in cooperation with the US Department of Defense, is working on a research project to improve the life of those who have received a prosthetic limb after having their own amputated due to illness or wounds. How Can
Perfect Citizen, a real-life Big Brother
According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal, the US National Security Agency, by appointment of the US Government, is operating on a program, called Perfect Citizen, which is aimed at detecting an neutralizing any possible cyber-attacks against private firms and government agencies essential for the smooth functioning
Helicopters can protect themselves from missiles, thanks to laser
Helicopter protection is happening. A research project from University of Michigan, in cooperation with the US Army and with its research branch, the ever present DARPA, is developing a system which could be used on helicopters, to protect them from missiles shot from the ground or from the air. Anti
Seeing through the keyhole is easy with a small tube
Spying through keyhole is a reality. Those among us who have passed the forty year mark may nostalgically remember those times when we could innocently spy from the key hole, to discover new worlds and untold secrets, or even just to take a look at the lady next door while
A water blade against improvised bombs
A water blade for protection has been invented. For US soldiers deployed in Afghanistan, the number one threat is represented by homemade bombs or IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) hidden by the side of the road or under the ground, waiting to exact their toll. To counter this threat, the Sandia
A helmet for remotely controlled soldiers
A protective helmet can do wonders. The latest technological gizmo which comes out of the DARPA research labs seems to come straight out of a science fiction movie, but it is actually real and military authorities are planning to use it on soldiers in war zones to improve their efficiency.
Pentagon was under attack by hackers
The Deputy Secretary of Defense of the U.S. has recently admitted that it is indeed true, as rumors that circulated within the security community already had it, that in 2008 the Pentagon hack was subject to an attack that has already been dubbed the most serious intrusion ever suffered by
A software to predict criminal behavior
Criminal Behavior Prediction Is a Possibility? The story narrated by Philip K. Dick in his Minority Report, which inspired a successful movie with Tom Cruise, seems to have come true, although a bit different, in Philadelphia and Baltimore. In fact, if in the movie police was employing some clairvoyants to